No more sneezing: Allergen-free house plants

Friday, August 31, 2012 - 08:30 in Mathematics & Economics

New research shows how targeting two bacterial genes into an ornamental plant Pelargonium, can produce long-lived and pollen-free plants. Pelargoniums (‘Geraniums’ and ‘Storkbills’) have been cultivated in Europe since the17th century and are now one of the most popular garden and house plants around the world.

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