Smithsonian Magazine

Potatoes Didn’t Just Feed Ancient Indigenous Communities in the Andes—the Tasty Tubers Also Reshaped People’s DNA

A new study finds that Indigenous Andeans living in what is now Peru have extra copies of a gene called AMY1, which helps the ...

A Pro Gardener Shares 6 Lessons She Learned the Hard Way When Growing Potatoes for the First Time

When you plant potato pieces, they don’t have any roots yet, so the key is to water them with small, consistent amounts. Once ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Behind every crunch: The surprising science of potato chips

There's a surprising amount of science in a bag of potato chips.Researchers have spent decades developing potatoes for chip makers that can grow in all kinds of climates, avoid diseases and pests, sit ...
Calgary Herald

Guru Nanak Free Kitchen to donate 80,000 lbs. of potatoes to Calgarians

As affordability woes grow more painful in Calgary, a volunteer-driven non-profit plans to donate 80,000 lbs. of potatoes on Saturday. “We’re making sure that you know, our youth, our families, our ...
Winnipeg Free Press

Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isn’t done

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — There’s a surprising amount of science in a bag of potato chips. *Billed as $4.00 plus GST every four weeks. After 24 weeks, price increases to the regular rate of $19.95 ...
The Boston Globe

Researchers have spent decades breeding better potatoes for chips, and their work isn’t done

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — There’s a surprising amount of science in a bag of potato chips. Researchers have spent decades developing potatoes for chip makers that can grow in all kinds of climates, ...
NBC Chicago

Spud science: Researchers continue breeding better potatoes for chips

There’s a surprising amount of science in a bag of potato chips. Researchers have spent decades developing potatoes for chip makers that can grow in all kinds of climates, avoid diseases and pests, ...