Saturday, June 28, 2008

Mmmmh - chocolate DNA

IBM will help isolating the DNA of cocoa :D

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The goal is to deploy the most advanced tools of computational biology to discover the genetic building blocks of traits like disease and pest resistance, drought tolerance and perhaps flavor. The potential payoff is not just discovery but also faster improvements in cocoa crops, said Howard-Yana Shapiro, global director of plant science at Mars, in a telephone interview Wednesday from Rome, where he was attending a conference at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
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