Scientists tweaked natural mutations to create a better tomato

 
In genetics, sometimes one plus one equals zero. Genes that should work in concert with each other, each magnifying the other's effects, can in occasionally cancel each other out instead. A study released Thursday in the journal Cell Press looks at the genetic mutation that gave us the modern, domesticated tomato, shedding some light on how these cancellations happen —and how we can use them to create a more productive tomato.