A new consumer biotech product that has been in the works since the early 90s was announced on Monday - a rose genetically engineered to be blue (looks purple to me).  A Japanese company, Suntory Ltd., is distributing the flowers, however the science was mostly done at Florigene.  Unique house plants seem like an early application area for consumer biotech - genes for new pigments and drought-resistance (my plants could use this!) are obvious alterations.  Anything else on your wishlist?  I’d vote for bonsai trees that didn’t require clipping to stay small.

Posted: February 6th, 2008 under Consumer Biotech.
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