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Genome editing may help protect Kenya’s most important cash crop tea grown in the country’s prime highlands from the ravages of climate change.
The crop is facing a near-century of sweeping climatic changes that could diminish its competitive savor. But a leading African scientist has proposed using the tools of biotechnology to build in climate resiliency and help maintain the signature flavor that gives Kenyan tea an edge in the international market.