New One Species at a Time Podacst: Tulips
When you think of the tools of the modern geneticist, the lowly razor blade probably doesn’t come to mind. But this low-tech tool is essential to the work of Dutch geneticist (and passionate gardener) Ben Zonneveld. He users razor blands (and other tools) to unlock the genetic secrets of the flower whose spectacular genetic variation caused “tulip mania” in the 1600s - secrets that continue to make it a star in twenty-first century genetic labs.
Learn more in the newest One Species at a Time podcast about Tulips.
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