Chocolate is on track to go extinct in 40 years
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- Cacao plants are slated to disappear by as early as 2050 thanks to warmer temperatures and dryer weather conditions.
- Scientists at the University of California are teaming up with Mars company to try to save the crop before it's too late.
- They're exploring the possibility of using the gene-editing technology CRISPR to make crops that can survive the new challenges.
Beyond the glittery glass-and-sandstone walls of the University of California’s new biosciences building, rows of tiny green cacao seedlings in refrigerated greenhouses await judgment day.
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