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Salt-tolerant potatoes may save the planet

A farmer and a couple doctors from the Netherlands have been able to engineer potatoes that drink diluted seawater without the use of lab-based genetic modification — just plain old farming. Considering that most of the world’s water is salinated, using saltwater to grow our food may help solve world hunger.

Source: ca.askmen.com

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