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World's First True Blue Rose, Thanks to Biotech

Posted by timothy on from the saves-one-item-at-weddings dept.

FiReaNGeL writes "Researchers from CSRIO achieved the holy grail of rose breeders since 1840 - breeding a blue rose. Using RNAi technology, they knocked down the red pigment gene and introduced a blue pigment producing one. The result is the world's first true blue rose - no word about whether it'll be commercially available or not. A factsheet describing the technique and a detailed summary are available."

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  1. oh really? by St.+Arbirix · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess that puts us just that much closer to authentic blue hair.

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  2. I need them now! by L.+VeGas · · Score: 2, Funny

    I want some blue roses for a red lady.

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  3. How I long for the Blues... by Dark+Coder · · Score: 3, Funny

    Where's the picture? Is this a Vaporware Gene?

  4. Roses are red... by joelparker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Violets are blue Now thanks to biotech Roses are too

  5. So, what does a blue rose symbolize anyway? by acidblue · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think we should have a vote on this one. How about: 1) "Have a bad day" 2) "I'm breaking up with you" 3) "This rose cost a sh** load of cash, you better like it" 4) "I still don't want to marry you, so instead of a ring..." 5) "I am red/blue colorblind and I still don't care about roses"

    1. Re:So, what does a blue rose symbolize anyway? by acidblue · · Score: 2, Funny
      (I reformatted it, sorry about that) I think we should have a vote on this one.

      How about:

      1. "Have a bad day"
      2. "I'm breaking up with you"
      3. "This rose cost a sh** load of cash, you better like it"
      4. "I still don't want to marry you, so instead of a ring..."
      5. "I am red/blue colorblind and I still don't care about roses"
    2. Re:So, what does a blue rose symbolize anyway? by Mastoid · · Score: 2, Funny

      "I read too damn much David Eddings."

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  6. Re:Sorry sorry, had to :_( by Xiver · · Score: 2, Funny

    Roses are blue
    violets are green
    in Soviet Russia
    ..oh I give up someone finish this one off for me

    1. poems are incomplete?
    2. peasants are lean?
    3. poems finish you?
    4. poets are mean?
    5. chernobyl flowers smell you?
    6. Genetics inherit you?
    7. Profit?

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  7. The perfect gift by NarcolepticTerrorPoo · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...for you girlfriend with breast implants.

    This blue rose reminds me of you,
    Beautiful and artificial.

  8. Re:Not really a rose... by sagekoala06 · · Score: 2, Funny

    as someone who actually works in a fish store ... let me assure you if one more person asks for the fish that "glows in the dark" I'm going to explode into a zillion little bitty pieces. AFAIK The reason you never actually see them is that the company who made them only released one sex of them and then only 500,000 were sold to the public. Its amazing how someone can take the cheapest fish we sell (zebra danio, $0.79) and charge all the way up to $15 for it. I don't even think they intended to sell them, it just just to work on the technology ... but suprise there was a demand so they thought they would get some of their investment back. I digress, you're right ... this thing will probably be big ... for a while until the novelty wears off, then it will just be another color of rose.

  9. Re:Well... by Short+Circuit · · Score: 1, Funny

    there isn't much i get a bigger kick out of than seeing the first post being modded as redundant

    Comments are frequently modded "redundant" if what they point out is common knowledge. Like my grandmother's rose garden.

    I better warn her that she's being watched, though. She has no idea she's such a celebrity.

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  10. detailed summary by majid_aldo · · Score: 2, Funny

    the technique and a detailed summary are available."

    a summary with detail huh?

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