Israeli researchers say that they have genetically engineered tomatoes to give hints of lomon and rose aromas that have done well in testing on volunteers. The transgenetic tomato includes a gene from a variety of lemon basil, ocimum basilicum, that produces an aroma-making enzyme called geraniol synthase, Efraim Lewinsohn of Newe Yaar research centre and colleagues reported. A panel of 82 people has tested the experimental fruit against unmodified counterparts. Nearly all of them were able to detect novel aromas, which the testers variously described as 'perfume' 'rose' 'geranium' and 'lemongrass'. When put to the taste, the GM tomatoes were preferred unmodified tomatoes and four expresses no preference.
(Indian Express, 25.06.07)
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