Science - How Tomatoes Lost Their Taste
Turns out these green shoulders are a result of the same gene that controls the amount of sugar present in ripe fruits. When farmers selected for a mutation that produced uniformly red tomatoes, they sacrificed flavor.
[Image description: a hand holding a glass bowl stuffed with red plum and cherry tomatoes. Most of the plum tomatoes have splashes of green on their tops and shoulders.]
I have read about his work before! I think what he’s doing is awesome, preserving genetic diversity in our crops (and in our culture!) is so important.