Amazing Scientists Successfully Grow A Rose Without Thorns
A Rose Without Thorns? Please, nobody let Bret Michaels know.
Unbelievable news: A rose has been grown without any thorns. American scientists say the breakthrough could lead to new products in supermarkets.
Are Scientists Trying To Protect Us?
Red roses first appeared in Greek Mythology when Aphrodite pricked her foot on a thorn, spilling blood on a white rose. And tell me, what poet has not used the thorn at once or another?
Thorns Have Been In Our Sides For Ages
It’s more than roses that have caused us pain for all these years. Many plants have dangerous spikes, technically known as prickles. Prickles have evolved independently in species across the plant kingdom, and their main function is to ward off Plant-eating animals and bugs.
How Did Scientists Fix The Problem?
The research team, whose findings were published in the Journal of Science, wondered if related genes are responsible for prickles on multiple plants over millions of years.
The team worked with the New York Botanical Garden to examine specimens with and without prickles.
Researchers at Cornell University used genome editing to eliminate prickles, which takes all the fun out of giving flowers to that special someone.
What Is Going To Happen When Bret Michaels Finds Out?
Released in 1988 a beautiful power ballad by Bret Michaels of Poison, “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn.”
It was released in October 1988 as the third single from Poison’s second album, Open Up and Say… Ahh! The band’s signature song, it is also their only number-one hit in the US, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks on December 24, 1988.
In an interview with VH1’s Behind the Music, Bret Michaels said the inspiration for the song came from a night when he was in a laundromat in Dallas waiting for his clothes to dry and called his girlfriend on a pay phone. Michaels said he heard a male voice in the background and was devastated; he said he went into the laundromat and wrote “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” as a result.
Editor’s Note: At press time, Bret Michales did not return our calls for comment.
8 Stunning Colors That Are Actually Song Titles
In honor of National Coloring Book Day and National Crayon Day, I asked our listeners for rock songs that make great crayon colors. The answers were above and beyond anything I could have thought of alone. What songs come to mind when you think of colors that are actually song titles?
Side note: if you’re looking for a rocking adult coloring book, the Ozzy Osborne Coloring Book exists.
Classic Rock Colors: Paint vs Crayons
My daughter and her husband recently bought a house. They’re going nuts with paint colors. I know that excitement. When my family was living in Maryland, we rented a condo for 11 years. WHITE WALLS.
I had enough of white walls after 11 years and I went color crazy when we moved back to Michigan. I had an orange kitchen and a yellow entryway. Every room was a color other than white.
Now our house is pretty neutral in color, but with my daughter’s living room being painted “Plumville,” it started me creatively thinking about cool colors that are actually song titles.
My first thought was “Purple Haze.” I love this color name but I would probably not paint any rooms in my house purple. I would, however, want it in my crayon box.
Picking Colors Was a Group Effort
I love asking opinions on social media. I recently asked, “What classic rock songs could also be a crayon color?” The answers were AMAZING. People didn’t just answer with song titles that had a color in them (not that I don’t love those answers too). They got CREATIVE.
One of my favorite submissions was “Night Moves.” I would 100% paint a room in “Night Moves.” What I loved about this response was that it didn’t technically have a color word in it… it was more about the FEELS. I picture a smokey gray, personally, but it’s totally open to your interpretation.
After a considerable amount of back and forth (these colors are serious business) here are the top 8 choices.
8 Stunning Colors That Are Actually Song Titles
