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Quest on for Chocolate Genome

Mars aims to unlock genetic code to develop hardier cacao trees

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 26, 2008 6:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – Candy giant Mars is investing $10 million in a 5-year research project to unlock the secrets of chocolate's genetic code—the cocoa genome—as the first stage in developing cacao trees that can produce more, survive droughts, and combat disease. Mars intends to make the...   Read full story »

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