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. 2024Glowing Plant US Patentwww.light.bio - to buy your own glowing plant. Blue Roses
https://www.suntoryapplause.com/https://www.suntory.com/sic/story/bluerose/Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_rose Pink Pineapples
https://www.pinkglowpineapple.com/US PatentPurple tomatoes
Martin C, Butelli E. The Purple Tomato Story; From Laboratory Bench to the Consumer. ACS Food Sci Technol. 2024GM Purple Tomato Gets Approval in the United States. ISAAA. 2024https://www.norfolkhealthyproduce.com/Rainbow Papaya
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Gonsalves
Arctic apples
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/02648725.1998.10647966https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctic_Apples#CommercializationGMO poplar trees
https://www.livingcarbon.com/For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest. New York Times. 2023Wang 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. 2018Tao, 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