Welcome to the postnormal: Genetically modified limes

Left, a lime with genes from red grapes. Center, a lime with genes from the blood orange. Right, a control.

Researchers at the University of Florida Citrus Research and Education Center have modified the genetic code of limes, making the fruit more resilient and healthier including a new paintwork.

[via popular science][read more] [Photo Courtesy of Manjul Dutt/UF/IFAS]