Emily Kwong
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That's really practical.
And I imagine it saves a lot of time and bad apple tasting.
So has this process been implemented?
Like, why isn't she doing this right now?
Well, this is still an emerging area of research.
And Emily, there are 54,000 genes in apples, more than in humans.
Wait, more than in humans?
Apples are complex.
That's what I'm learning in this episode.
Hey, I appreciate apples so much more now than I ever did before.
So Susan says that until we have way more genetic markers, we're probably going to have to keep breeding apples the old-fashioned taste test way.
54,000 genes, that is a lot to map.
Which, honestly, sort of overwhelming, but also means there's so much possibility for scientists to explore.
This is Ben Gutierrez.
He's a plant geneticist and a former student of Susan's.