Groundcherries (IMAGE)

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Groundcherries

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With the help of CRISPR genome editing, researchers have found a way to take the groundcherry (Physalis pruinosa) from almost wild to almost domesticated in a matter of years.

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Sebastian Soyk

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