TomTato – The plant that is half tomato and half potato
A British company, Thomson and Morgan, made the news last month when they announced a new botanical creation, the “Tomtato”, a Frakenstein plant that produces both tomatoes and potatoes. The company affirms that it is not a product of genetic Engineering as one might think at first hand but the result of a natural grafting...
How tomatoes lost their taste
If you ever tried home grown tomatoes you probably wandered why they taste better than the commercially produced ones or the ones you commonly find in supermarket shelves. A team of scientists from the Us and Spain coordinated by Ann Powel from University of California in Davis have discovered the reason why: a genetic mutation,...
Tomatoes fosters your wellbeing
Eating tomatoes twice a week increases your wellbeing makes you happier and prevents depression. A new study published in the journal of affective disorders this year by a group of researchers from china and Japan revealed that eating tomatoes may not be a cure for depression but it can help lowering the chances of falling...