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… brands couldn’t exist without cocoa.  But today the plant is under threat due to climate change and devastating fungal infections. That’s why Mars, Inc., a maker of … with others to develop healthier and more productive cacao plants and ensure there will be cocoa for chocolate tomorrow …

… evolutionary history. Retaining ancestral features of both plant and animal cells, it shares nearly 7,000 genes with … (a third of those shared by both humans and flowering plants). Its genome also contains hundreds of genes uniquely … of all kinds,” noted Igor Grigoriev, head of the JGI’s Fungal & Algal Program, including work with Olivier Vallon …

… ra-MOR-um) the genus in Latin translates to “plant destroyer” and it has served as just that on a … the organism’s DNA code in tandem with a closely-related plant pathogen species, Phytophtora sojae, which imperils … provided a framework essential to understanding how these plant pathogens cause disease and how to control them. …