This gorgeous , genetically - engineered tomato dumbfound its deep over-embellished colour from Snapdragon flush genes . But European researchers did n’t just splice those cistron into the tomato plant for aesthetic reasons . In a recent result of Nature , theresearchers writethat Snapdragon transgene also boosted the tomato ’s instinctive anthocyanin levels by threefold , which mean the yield now has the antioxidant property of a blackberry or blueberry . Cancer the Crab - susceptible mouse eating the purple transgenic tomatoes had far long lifespans than those who did n’t . [ viaThe Biotech Weblog ]
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