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Google’s Moonshot Lab Is Now in the Strawberry-Counting Business
A partnership with Driscoll’s exemplifies a shift toward more pedestrian projects with actual commercial applications.
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![A Mineral rover in a Driscoll’s strawberry field outside Watsonville, California.](https://media.assettype.com/bloombergquint%2F2022-12%2Fd69ead1c-e59d-434b-a8ea-bfd098d228aa%2F_1x_1.jpg?rect=0%2C309%2C2200%2C1238&auto=format%2Ccompress&w=200)
A Mineral rover in a Driscoll’s strawberry field outside Watsonville, California.
(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- When Deb Menicos walks a strawberry field, she doesn’t just look at the berries. Menicos, who holds a Ph.D. in plant breeding from Ohio State University and works as a senior scientist at Driscoll’s Inc., will often find herself counting leaves and examining the small stalks protruding from the base of the plant. These parts, known as trusses, are important because they’re where the flowers and berries g...
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