How apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruit
- It was a routine day in the laboratory belonging to Cameron Peace on the campus of Washington State University, Pullman, in the high, dry hills close to the Idaho border.
- Peace is a tree-fruit geneticist, and on this warm September afternoon, as on most days, he was running programs that tease out the DNA profiles of apples.
- Apples are Peace’s passion and the focus of his professional expertise.
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- It was a routine day in the laboratory belonging to Cameron Peace on the campus of Washington State University, Pullman, in the high, dry hills close to the Idaho border.
- Peace is a tree-fruit geneticist, and on this warm September afternoon, as on most days, he was running programs that tease out the DNA profiles of apples.
- Apples are Peace’s passion and the focus of his professional expertise.
Sources: Scientificamerican