An employee of Japan's beverage giant Suntory holds a bunch of their genetically modified blue roses at a press conference in Tokyo on October 20, 2009. Suntory has created and grown the world's first genetically modified blue roses and will start selling from next month. (AFP)

A blue rose created and grown by Japan's beverage giant Suntory sits in a glass at a press conference in Tokyo on October 20, 2009. Suntory has created and grown the world's first genetically modified blue roses and will start selling from next month. (AFP)