Name: Science Behind the News: Tomato - DECODED @Nbclearn
Uploaded: 2020-05-05T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: The size, shape, skin thickness, color and taste of tomatoes are all traits determined by their genes. Now, scientists from 14 nations, including the U.S., have sequenced the tomato genome – the order and location of the tomato’s 35,000 genes. Science Behind the News is produced in partnership with the National Science Foundation.

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Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

The United States hasn't won an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing since 1976, but in 2010 several skiers hope to change that. If they’re successful, you can be certain it’s due to their incredible endurance. Olympic athletes, trainers and a sports scientist and chemist funded by the National Science Foundation explain why cross-country skiers are among the fittest athletes in the world.

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