2014-02-12 | permalink

Washington State University making GM poplars with rose scent

Sniff the air around Norman Lewis' experimental poplars, and you won't pick up the scent of roses. But inside the saplings' leaves and stems, cells are hard at work producing the chemical called 2-phenylethanol — which by any other name would smell as sweet.

• Daily Reporter: Washington State University making GM poplars with rose scent
• The Seattle Times: Rose scent in poplar trees? WSU turns to genetic engineering