Gene-edited tomatoes could provide new source of vitamin D - Nature.com

Plants rich in a precursor to the vitamin could help to address deficiencies — but face a long road to market.

Tomatoes naturally produce a precursor to vitamin D. Shutting down a pathway that converts it to other chemicals causes the precursor to accumulate.Credit: Getty Gene-edited tomato plants that produ… [+4781 chars]

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