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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. A rose by any other genetic code... by crow · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If they've genetically modified it, is it still a rose?

  2. Re:So not really the "Holy Grail" by gl4ss · · Score: 3, Insightful

    and marathon runners would consider using a car cheating.

    yet, if you're not doing it just for the sport(breeders aren't) then whatever gets the job done is the smart choice.

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