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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. Well... by Short+Circuit · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That's neat.

    Hope they sell some at an affordable price. My grandmother would get a real kick out of it.

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