Seedless Blackberries and Cherries That Grow on Bushes Vie to Be the Future of Food
Mike GrunwaldScienceAug 11, 2026 6:00 AMSeedless Blackberries and Cherries That Grow on Bushes Vie to Be the Future of FoodStartups and Big Ag are using Crispr gene editing to create crops that taste better and grow on a hotter planet. But will they find a market?Courtesy of Anna Routh Barzin/PairwiseCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyIf you wanted to create better blackberries, you could try to breed a variety without the seeds that get stuck in your teeth. Or one without the thorns that make the berries hard to pick.
- ▪Mike GrunwaldScienceAug 11, 2026 6:00 AMSeedless Blackberries and Cherries That Grow on Bushes Vie to Be the Future of FoodStartups and Big Ag are using Crispr gene editing to create crops that taste better and grow on a hotter planet.
- ▪But will they find a market?Courtesy of Anna Routh Barzin/PairwiseCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyIf you wanted to create better blackberries, you could try to breed a variety without the seeds th
- ▪Or one without the thorns that make the berries hard to pick.
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| Original publisher | WIRED — Science |
| Canonical URL | https://www.wired.com/story/seedless-blackberries-cherry-bushes-future-of-food/ |
| Publication time | Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 |
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Mike GrunwaldScienceAug 11, 2026 6:00 AMSeedless Blackberries and Cherries That Grow on Bushes Vie to Be the Future of FoodStartups and Big Ag are using Crispr gene editing to create crops that taste better and grow on a hotter planet. But will they find a market?Courtesy of Anna Routh Barzin/PairwiseCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyIf you wanted to create better blackberries, you could try to breed a variety without the seeds that get stuck in your teeth. Or one without the thorns that make the berries hard to pick.
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