Silence the expression of two pesky genes, and hey presto! you've got a tomato that stays fresh for as long as a month or more. Clearly this is a very useful trait for fruits and vegetables in India where Things Fall ApartTM--even when they are inside the freezer. Kudos to the scientists at National Institute of Plant Genome Research in Delhi.
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