CRISPR tomato, popcorn & a spinach leaf

In which I share interesting news, and (hopefully) explain why you should care.

For the first two decades of my life I refused to eat tomatoes. What I didn’t know until later was how many quality years I was missing. When I finally decided to taste a tomato from my grandmother’s yard, I realized what a tragic mistake I made. Whether from the farmer’s market or Whole Foods, the tomatoes I buy today seem to be from an entirely differ…