Suppressed prickle growth vs. control (IMAGE) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Caption Lippman and Satterlee collaborated with Mohammed Bendahmane, research director at France’s INRAE, to suppress prickle growth in roses. Left: a rose plant exposed to virus-induced gene silencing; note the diminished prickles. Right: a control specimen with fully grown prickles. Image: Mohammed Bendahmane/INRAE, CNRS, Université de Lyon, France Credit Mohammed Bendahmane/INRAE, CNRS, Université de Lyon, France Usage Restrictions Attribution required License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.