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Plant geneticists work with a plant's
genes to search for and strengthen--or weaken--certain traits, like its
tolerance to cold or the size or sweetness of its fruit. They also work to
improve breeding methods and ways to make sure that future generations of a
particular plant will have the traits farmers want it to have.
Stories about this kind of research:
Tomatoes Go
"Beta" When They're Orange
Cracking
Nature's Color-Code
Nightmare on Elm
Street
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