SUBJECTS: Science
YEARS: 7–8, 9–10
Demand for certain kinds of food changes with time as people's tastes change.
Avocados were not always popular, but in recent years their popularity has increased so much that supply cannot keep up with demand.
Learn how stem cell scientists at the University of Queensland are leading the way in research that could cut down the usually lengthy production process of avocados.
Date of broadcast: 14 Aug 2018
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