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Chocolate in peril

North America |  17 December 2008

Thanks to the biggest chocolate company in the world -  Mars, Incorporated, an unprecedented study of the cacao tree is now under way to keep chocolate lovers happy while saving the planet.
Key facts
  • Unprecedented study of the cacao tree is now under way.
  • In June, Mars, along with the USDA and computing giant IBM , announced an unprecedented public-private partnership to sequence the cacao genome.

NewScientist

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PublishYear::2008 PublishMonth::December Region::North America