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The biochemical steps to making cholesterol in plants turn out to be surprisingly similar to those in animals

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Getting to the Root of the Problem

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Detailed profiles of hundreds of substances produced in different plant cell types can help improve crops – and our health

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The Pink Gene unravelled by Weizmann Institute scientists

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Plants and Agriculture

Weizmann Institute scientists unravel the genetic secrets of a pink tomato

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