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Meet Gabriella Rothberg, 17, who turned a sandwich idea into a patent for meat-flavoured tomatoes

Source: Times of India
Category: Technology
Region: General
Published: October 15, 2026 at 14:00

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A sandwich idea at 15 led Miami student Gabriella Rothberg to develop genetically engineered tomatoes designed to produce heme, an iron-containing molecule associated with meat flavour. Now 17, she is listed alongside her father on a US patent issued in June 2026. The project remains experimental, with taste and nutritional benefits yet to be established.

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