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Potatoes from tomatoes? Popular starchy vegetable derived from ancient interbreeding, researchers say

Potatoes from tomatoes? Popular starchy vegetable derived from ancient interbreeding, researchers say

Meet the potato’s unexpected ancestor: the tomato.  That’s right, a fruit. Potatoes and tomatoes don’t look alike, smell alike or taste alike, but in a study published Thursday in the journal Cell, scientists said that the potato evolved from a tomato ancestor around 9 million years ago. “We’ve finally solved the mystery of where potatoes came from,” corresponding author Sanwen …

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FDA to announce crackdown on synthetic substance derived from kratom – The Washington Post

FDA to announce crackdown on synthetic substance derived from kratom  The Washington Post Secretary Kennedy, Deputy Secretary O’Neill, Commissioner Makary, and U.S. Senator Mullin to Host Press Conference on Measures to Safeguard American Public from Dangerous Opioid 7-OH  HHS.gov Watch live: RFK Jr., health officials outline response to synthetic opioid derived from kratom  The Hill FDA recommends scheduling 7-OH as controlled substance  Investing.com FDA …

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