Roses Are Green

Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 19:00 in Earth & Climate

A rose is a rose is a rose is ... celery. NC State researchers insert a gene from celery into the rose to help keep it safe from petal blight. The modified roses look and smell like normal roses; now they'll be tested to see if they can better withstand disease.

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