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Tomato Breakthrough: Daniel Rodriguez Gene Editing Boosts Tomato Resilience Without GMOs

Daniel Rodriguez

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November 17, 2025

Daniel Rodriguez Leal’s Tomato Lab@UMD is pioneering a fast, precise way to make tomatoes more disease resistant without using GMOs. By fine-tuning the plant’s own genes, his work could help farmers grow healthier crops while preserving taste, shape, and color.