Japanese company will soon sell genetically-modified blue roses
Japanese company will soon sell genetically-modified blue roses
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The major whisky distiller said it succeeded in developing blue roses in 2004 with Australian biotech company Florigene Pty Ltd.
The blue roses, named Applause, are created by implanting the gene that leads to the synthesis of the blue pigment Delphinidin in pansies, the firm said.
They are expected to be priced around 3,000 Yen (Rs 1,500) per stem, about 10 times more expensive than normal roses in Japan.
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