A team of French-led scientists has unlocked the genetic code of chocolate. The scientists, steered by research agency Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), just unveiled the DNA of the high-end Criollo variety of Theobroma cacao. Theobroma cacao is used primarily to manufacture gourmet chocolates. This marks the first time that a genome study of the cacao tree has been published in an academic journal.
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