Meet the 17-year-old scientist engineering tomatoes to taste like meat, and why her experiment could matter
Gabriella Rothberg, a 17-year-old student from Miami, is developing genetically engineered tomatoes designed to produce heme, a molecule associated with meat flavour. Her project could have nutritional applications, but its taste and health benefits remain unproven.
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- Mint
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- trisha bhattacharya
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- Saturday, 17 October 2026, 1:25 am IST
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