Tomatoes & Merchants of Light

"We make them also by art greater much than their nature; and their fruit greater and sweeter, and of differing taste, smell, color, and figure, from their nature. And many of them we so order as that they become of medicinal use." N.A. 1627,

30 May 2012 Last updated at 17:04 GMT

Flavour changer: Genome could enhance tomato taste

By Matt McGrath Science reporter,

BBC World Service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18253577