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GM tomatoes could help fight killer diseases

Scientists in Norfolk have successfully grown genetically modified tomatoes which contain cancer fighting anti-oxidants.

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'Super tomatoes' could help fight disease - but don't expect to eat them anytime soon

Scientists in Norfolk have invented "super tomatoes" they think can fight cancer, heart disease, diabetes and Alzheimer's.

Experts at the John Innes Centre in Norwich say their GM tomatoes are packed with industrial quantities of disease fighting plant chemicals - although you won't find them on your supermarket shelves anytime soon.

Click below to watch a report from ITV News Anglia's Natalie Gray

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