Genome Sequencing Bilberries w/ Richard Espley from Plant and Food Research: 29th of April, 2022

A team of New Zealand researchers have recently released the results of the world's first bilberry genome sequencing project. 

Bilberries, also known as European blueberries are an obscure fruit similar to Blueberries but with a consistently violet inner pigment compared to Blueberries green insides. 

Liam spoke to Richard Espley from Plant and Food Research about their findings and the possible health effects of breeding bilberries and blueberries.