Every season, scientists from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) go on field trips to the Pyrenees. Their mission: gather snapdragon flowers to understand their genetic makeup.

Genetically modified purple tomatoes will be grown and sold in Australia within months after regulator approval. The Purple Bliss tomato was bred to include genes from the snapdragon flower to boost ...

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Genetically modified tomatoes the colour of a plum are set to go on sale in Australian fruit shops for the first time this year. The Purple Bliss tomato has been approved by the Office of the Gene ...