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Evolutionary Origins of Potato Revealed — a Tomato Was Involved

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Reuters

12:16 JST, August 12, 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The potato is one of the world’s food staples, first cultivated thousands of years ago in the Andes region of South America before spreading globally from the 16th century. But despite its importance to humankind, the evolutionary origins of the potato have remained puzzling —...

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