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| | A Better Tomato |
 | | Foolad, an associate professor of plant genetics and breeding, has been working for seven years to develop tomatoes more attuned to Pennsylvania growing conditions. |
 | | Tomatoes, Foolad notes, are our number one dietary source of lycopene, an antioxidant reputed to offer powerful protection against heart disease and several types of cancer. |
 | | Majid Foolad, Ph.D., is associate professor of plant genetics and breeding in the College of Agricultural Sciences, 217 Tyson Building, University Park, PA 16802; 814-865-5408; mrf5@psu.edu. |
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