What makes coffee full of beans?

Rio de Janeiro - The genetic makeup of arabica coffee has been deciphered for the first time by Brazilian researchers with the hopes of making a better cup o' joe and cementing Brazil's place as the largest coffee producer in the world.

A new database with about 200 000 DNA sequences will give scientists a deep understanding of what makes coffee tick, said a spokesperson for the Brazilian Coffee Research and Development Association.

The two years of research was aimed at helping Brazil produce more productive types of coffee as well as a "super-coffee" of higher quality.

Consumers aim to benefit as well with more substantial coffees that could appeal to a wide variety of tastes.

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