have also been some unusual
activities, such as feeding the fish,
climbing the walls on tapes like
in a circus and rapelling. There’s
also the craze of “coastering”
walking along the base of the cliffs
at sea-level - an activity which
can damage sea life such as the
“vermiculat” from : La Marina
Plaza.
Finding a solution for
supermarket tomatoes that
don’t taste like tomatoes
Scientists in Valencia are using
a technique to cut and paste
DNA in a bid to reclaim fruit’s
flavour. An old saying in Spanish
went: “Tomate con sal, jamón de
pobres.,” which roughly translates
as “Tomatoes with salt: ham for
the poor,” and refers to the superb
flavor offered by a simple dish for
a rock-bottom cost. But perhaps
it’s no surprise that the refrain has
fallen out of use, given that
supermarket tomatoes no
longer taste like tomatoes.
In 2014, 170 billion
kilograms of tomatoes
were produced around the
world, according to the
United Nations. And the
truth is, most of them taste
like cardboard. Scientists
identified the genetic code
responsible for the 13
chemical compounds that
give them their taste. These
compounds are abundant
in traditional varieties, but
have nearly disappeared
in their commercialized
counterparts. The finding
is so hopeful that it recently
made the cover of Science
magazine. They are able to
change short sections of the
tomato’s genome to make
desirable mutations. Full
story see: El Pais in English