Which color would you like your roses? Red, white, yellow ... or perhaps blue?
Japan's Suntory Ltd. said Tuesday it would start selling the world's first genetically-modified blue roses next month, 20 years after it began research to create the novelty flowers.
Genetic Modification Theory Enables Scientists Create the World's First Blue Roses
Thanks to genetic modification, scientists have created the word's first blue roses, which took nearly two decades of scientific research to develop.
Thanks to genetic modification, scientists have created the word's first blue roses, which took nearly two decades of scientific research to develop.
The blue roses are created by implanting the gene that leads to the synthesis of the blue pigment Delphinidin in pansies, the firm said.
The product was approved by the Japanese government in 2008 on the basis of an international agreement on biosafety. It took one year for the company to establish its production and marketing systems, Suntory said.
Red Roses Have Gone To Black Market
The prices for red roses have gone up, though the religious police in Saudi Arabia have banned the celebration of Valentine's Day.
The prices for red roses have gone up, though the religious police in Saudi Arabia have banned the celebration of Valentine's Day.
They are expected to be priced between 2,000 and 3,000 yen (22 and 33 dollars) per stem, about 10 times more expensive than normal roses in Japan.
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Are Roses, Violets and Lilies Under Threat by Global Warming?
Some of the world's most beloved species of flowers like lilies, orchids, violets, roses, and dogwoods have also been hit by global warming.
Some of the world's most beloved species of flowers like lilies, orchids, violets, roses, and dogwoods have also been hit by global warming.
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