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PLANT GENETICS: Something to Sniff At: Unbottling Floral Scent
Kathryn Brown
Many flowers, bred for stunning blossoms and long vase life, have all but lost their scent. Now plant biologists hope to bring back petal perfume by using modern genomics and classic biochemistry to master the molecular details of floral scent.