How one British laboratory protects the world's chocolate
Channel: Tom Scott
Category: Education
Description: The International Cocoa Quarantine Centre, at the University of Reading, has an important job: stop pests and viruses from hitching a ride, as researchers try to breed better and hardier varieties of cocoa. Here's how they do it. ■ research.reading.ac.uk/cocoa/international-cocoa-quarantine-centre-reading Articles mentioned: theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/nov/21/cocoa-crisis-world-chocolate-stash-melting-away people.com/food/world-chocolate-shortage-mars More reading and sources: newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/preventing-a-future-without-chocolate newscientist.com/article/mg23631571-800-cocoa-quarantine-one-tropical-tent-near-london Edited by Michelle Martin: twitter.com/mrsmmartin I'm at tomscott.com on Twitter at twitter.com/tomscott on Facebook at facebook.com/tomscott and on Instagram as tomscottgo
