Japanese scientists have genetically engineered a chrysanthemum flower that is "true blue" — a color that has long eluded flower breeders and researchers. Blue has proved a challenge to produce ...

Noda came close in a 2013 study when he and his colleagues found that adding a gene from a naturally blue Canterbury bells flower (Campanula medium) into the DNA of chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum ...

For the first time, Japanese researchers have turned chrysanthemums’ naturally pink or red booms into true blue — an unattainable holy grail of the flower world. Related Articles Bored with ...

Brown at Gizmodo. But that may soon change. Researchers in Japan inserted two genes into chrysanthemums, creating the first blue blooms of the flower, which more commonly takes on the colors red ...

It’s called “Blue Chrysanthemum,” and since it went on view around Thanksgiving I’ve been drawn back to it half a dozen times. Why did a single flower magnetize me? What can a flower — o ...

On Wednesday, a group of Japanese scientists announced a first: chrysanthemums engineered to express two different flower genes, and a hue of blue. “Chrysanthemums, roses, carnations and lilies ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. There's a reason the intensely blue orchid ...

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The chrysanthemum (kiku) is the seal of the Imperial family, and along with the cherry blossom (sakura) is symbolically used as the national flower by the Japanese people.Chrysanthemums have been ...

For the first time, Japanese researchers have turned chrysanthemums’ naturally pink or red booms into true blue — an unattainable holy grail of the flower world. The team, which announced its ...