Scientists are genetically modifying strawberries in order to allow them to resist freezing temperatures better. They’re doing it by artificial transfer of genes from a species of fish called the Arctic Flounder Fish. The Arctic Flounder Fish produces an anti-freeze that allows it to protect himself in freezing waters. They isolated the gene that produces this anti-freeze and introduced it to the strawberry. The result is a strawberry that looks blue and doesn’t turn to mush or degrade after being placed in the freezer. While
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 22:57:55 +0000