high-hanging fruit

high-hanging fruit
a) Fruit that, because of its height from the ground, is more difficult to harvest

The smaller research-based centers will tackle the much more difficult to express, high-hanging fruit, in particular, represented by membrane and posttransationally modified proteins.

b) Anything that is difficult to achieve, and which is put off while simpler alternatives are still available

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