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A cancer fighting tomato?

A purple tomato genetically engineered to contain nutrients more commonly seen in dark berries helped prevent cancer in mice. -Reuters

Mon, Oct 27, 2008
Reuters

 

LONDON - A PURPLE tomato genetically engineered to contain nutrients more commonly seen in dark berries helped prevent cancer in mice, British researchers said on Sunday.

The finding, published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, bolsters the idea that plants can be genetically modified to make people healthier.

 
 
 
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