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The colorful world of GMOs

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From glowing petunias to purple tomatoes - this episode is a roundup of some of the lesser known GMO crops that are nonetheless out there in our world. 

 

Key references

 

Glowing plants
  • I Bought a Glowing Plant. It Led Me Down a Rabbit Hole. Scientific American. 2024
  • Glowing Plant US Patent
  • www.light.bio  - to buy your own glowing plant. 

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    Blue Roses
    • https://www.suntoryapplause.com/
    • https://www.suntory.com/sic/story/bluerose/
    • Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_rose 

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      Pink Pineapples
      • https://www.pinkglowpineapple.com/
      • US Patent
        • Purple tomatoes
        • Martin C, Butelli E. The Purple Tomato Story; From Laboratory Bench to the Consumer. ACS Food Sci Technol. 2024
        • GM Purple Tomato Gets Approval in the United States. ISAAA. 2024
        • https://www.norfolkhealthyproduce.com/

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          Rainbow Papaya

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Gonsalves

           

          Arctic apples
          • https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02648725.1998.10647966
          • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Apples#Commercialization

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            GMO poplar trees
            • https://www.livingcarbon.com/
            • For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest. New York Times. 2023
            • Wang G, Dong Y, Liu X, Yao G, Yu X, Yang M. The Current Status and Development of Insect-Resistant Genetically Engineered Poplar in China. Front Plant Sci. 2018
            • Tao, Y.; Chiu, L.-W.; Hoyle, J.W.; Dewhirst, R.A.; Richey, C.; Rasmussen, K.; Du, J.; Mellor, P.; Kuiper, J.; Tucker, D.; et al. Enhanced Photosynthetic Efficiency for Increased Carbon Assimilation and Woody Biomass Production in Engineered Hybrid Poplar. Forests 2023
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