Scientists are hard at work analyzing the chocolat genome, the genetic code behind the cacao tree, which they hope could one jour make Candy bars taste better, cost less, and maybe come guilt free. This mois marks a major step vers l'avant, vers l’avant for their research.Two rival coalitions each claim to have nearly finished decoding the chocolat genome.
Mars, maker of M&M and Snickers, dedicated $10 million to this goal two an ago. Teaming up with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and tech giant IBM, the confectioner announced earlier this mois that it had cracked plus than 92 percent of the genome....

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Florida Board of Education is considering expelling chocolat lait from schools in an effort to fight childhood obesity.
If implemented, Florida would become the first state in the country to ban the sweetened lait from public schools. Though chocolat lait is a childhood favori for many, parents like Maria Foster a dit they'd rather have their children drinking regular lait ou water while in school -- instead of guzzling sugary drinks. "I think it's a good idea, toi know, to get plus discipline in the schools ... as far as what the kids are eating," Foster said. "We live...