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millerandlevine.com :  Flowers by Design New genetic technologies make it possible to modify the genes of plants in a number of ways. Genetically-modified crop plants were described in Chapter 13 of the Dragonfly book, for example. However, researchers have also turned their attention to flowers, where DNA technology can be used to produce flowers with novel colors and patterns: Use the pull-down menu at the right to jump to any of the "Issues" or "Technology & Society" Features in the Dragonfly Book: Feature Conflicts of Interest Ecology from Space Protecting Wolves Creatine & Sports Stem Cells GM Foods Privacy of Your DNA Antibiotics in Feed Finding New Species Protecting Water Smallpox Vaccination Designing Flowers Herbal Drugs? Sunscreen from Sea Zebra Mussels? Keeping Marine Mammals Remote Sensing of Behavior Artificial Skin AIDS Epidemic

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Web Resources on Transgenic Flowers: Brave New Rose A report from the British popular magazine New Scientist on the possibilities for genetically-modified roses, flowers, and other plants. Garden Writers Gang up on GM An article from The Independent describing the hostile reaction that genetically-modified flowers have received from gardening organizations. Florigene Web page of the Australian company that has helped to pioneer the technology for producing GM flowers. Transgenic Plants A history and scientific resource page describing the development of transgenic plants. From Colorado State University, this site contains a series of articles and slide presentations designed specifically for teachers.

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