With funding from the candy giant Mars, scientists at the University of Georgia are genetically designing a peanut that can thrive in a changing climate.
With funding from the candy giant Mars, scientists at the University of Georgia are genetically designing a peanut that can thrive in a changing climate.
At the Wild Peanut Lab at the University of Georgia, the search is on for the perfect peanut. Credit...Rinne Allen for The New York Times
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By Kim Severson
Kim Severson attended peanut school at the University of Georgia Wild Peanut Lab to research this article.
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