Scientists are hard at work analyzing the 초콜릿 genome, the genetic code behind the 코코아 tree, which they hope could one 일 make 캔디 bars taste better, cost less, and maybe come guilt free. This 월 marks a major step 앞으로 for their research.Two rival coalitions each claim to have nearly finished decoding the 초콜릿 genome.
Mars, maker of M&M and Snickers, dedicated $10 million to this goal two 년 ago. Teaming up with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and tech giant IBM, the confectioner announced earlier this 월 that it had cracked 더 많이 than 92 percent of the genome....
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