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Old 05-31-2006, 08:26 PM
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Flying orchids huh.
I don't want to have to cage them, all.
Seriously though, A while back I read that scientists are using genes called introns (parts of your DNA that are normally "cut" out before they get to do what genes do.) to make normally white flowers blue. I don't remember what plant they were using, but its ramifications were big. Everything from making all sorts of flowers to curing genetic diseases.
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