take time to smell the roses
…the saying goes, and, according to scientists, the fragrant flowers could smell even sweeter in the future.
For the first time researchers have deciphered the full genetic “book” of this most prized of plants.
The secret history of the rose reveals surprises – it is more closely related to the strawberry than we thought.
And in the long term the work could lead to roses with new scents and colours, says an international team.
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