In the future, cranberries may be sweet enough to snack on without sugar, thanks to the efforts of biologists and geneticists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Going back in time to 1959, a few cranberry batches tested positive for aminotriazole, an herbicide, causing a nationwide panic and collapsing the cranberry industry almost overnight.
We Tried a Futuristic Cranberry. It Was Fresh and Naturally Sweet
– NPR: The Salt
– The New Yorker: Elements
