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The genetically engineered wild tomatoes grown by Dr. Kazachkova in greenhouses at the Weizmann Institute. "These were the most delicious bitter tomatoes I have ever tasted in my life"

A brief history of the tomato

xantomato. Photo courtesy of Amit Koch

Meet the "xanthomato" - the new Israeli tomato that will fight serious degenerative diseases

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Genetically modified tomatoes produce betalains in the fruit, but not in the rest of the plant. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

Tomato in beet skin: healthier, more durable, more purple

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When the scientists broke the DNA in the gene responsible for creating the red pigment, lycopene, many tomato plants produced yellow fruits - and some of the fruits had yellow (mutant) and red (normal) segments. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

What is red on the outside and delicious on the inside

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tomato. Source: Wikimedia / Manjithkaini.

Why not peel a tomato

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A greenhouse where tomatoes are grown under normal lighting and LED lighting. [Courtesy of Michael Dzakovich]

Does LED lighting impair the quality of greenhouse tomatoes?

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Iodine tomatoes at the Tomatina festival. Photo: Iakov Filimonov / Shutterstock.com

On the occasion of the Tomatina festival: scientists have developed a simple method to preserve the taste of tomatoes

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Volcanic scientists change the properties of fruits even without genetic engineering

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Israelis have isolated a gene that participates in determining complex properties in the tomato fruit

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