After Seedless Grapes, Now for the Pitless Cherry
Cherries with no pits are set to (eventually) hit grocery shelves thanks to gene-editing technology.
Fresh cherries are close to being an $800 million business in the US.
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Welcome to the Business of Food newsletter, covering how the world feeds itself in a changing economy and climate. This week, Ilena Peng reports on gene-edited cherries. Any tips or feedback? Email food czar Agnieszka de Sousa. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, please do so here.