Can Genetically Modified Trees Save American Forests?
Entomology Today,
By Richard Levine Yesterday I attended the sixth North American Forest Insect Work Conference, a meeting that has been held…
New Genetically Engineered American Chestnut Will Help Restore The Decimated, Iconic Tree
I Fucking Love Science,
Plants and…
Learning from the Success of the American Chestnut Restoration Project for Species Conservation
WildlifeSNPits,
The story of the decline of American chestnuts (Castanea dentata) is the stuff of conservationists’ nightmares. First, a…
Bringing back the “king” of American forests
Nothing in biology makes sense!,
(Flickr: Yuichi Tokutomi) The American chestnut used to be one of the most common trees in North American hardwood forests…