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UNIVERSITY, AND IT INVOLVES A NEW PLANT GENE THAT COULD END UP BENEFITING THE ENTIRE STATE. RASHAD WILLIAMS TAKES US INSIDE A GREENHOUSE FOR A CLOSER LOOK AT A NEW KIND OF CHICKPEA. AND IT’S ALL NEW.