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Feb 6, 2024 · A genetically modified purple tomato can now be raised by home gardeners : Shots - Health News The plant gets its color — and a boost in antioxidants — from genes from an edible flower. It's...
A genetically modified tomato, or transgenic tomato, is a tomato that has had its genes modified, using genetic engineering. The first trial genetically modified food was a tomato engineered to have a longer shelf life (the Flavr Savr), which was on the market briefly beginning on May 21, 1994.
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How a genetically modified purple tomato was mistakenly identified as non-GMO
Genetically modified seeds for purple tomatoes hit the market for home gardeners recently. But how did a purple tomato get splashed across t...
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How seeds for genetically modified purple tomatoes ended up in a non-GMO seed catalog
The seeds released this year inadvertently made it on to the cover of a non-GMO seed catalog.
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Nov 2, 2015 · Gene-Modified Tomatoes Churn Out Healthy Nutrients. Plants, engineered to make extra substances that protect human cells, show GMO crops may improve health. A variety of tomato that has been...
Sep 17, 2022 · The USDA has approved a genetically modified purple tomato, clearing the path for the unique fruit to be sold in American stores next year. “From a plant pest risk perspective, this plant...
Feb 28, 2022 · The plant was created by geneticist Tomas Cermak and his colleagues with the use of Crispr gene editing, a Nobel Prize-winning technology which works like a "cut and paste" tool for genetic...
Dec 14, 2021 · Since September, the Sicilian Rouge tomatoes, which are genetically edited to contain high amounts of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), have been sold direct to consumers in Japan by...
May 23, 2022 · Gene-edited tomatoes could provide new source of vitamin D. Plants rich in a precursor to the vitamin could help to address deficiencies — but face a long road to market. By. Heidi Ledford....
