Gene gun makes lettuce and tobacco produce myoglobin for meat-like colour and flavour

Gene-modified lettuce and tobacco plants are now producing myoglobin, the protein that gives meat its characteristic red color and umami taste, per Times of India. Researchers used a gene gun to introduce the genetic changes into the plants.

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