Transgenic American chestnuts show enhanced blight resistance and transmit the trait to T1 progeny

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The Bioengineered Tree That Could Revive America's Once-Vast Chestnut Forests

Take Part, 26 Jan 2016

A century ago, towering forests of chestnut trees blanketed the East Coast of the United States.

A Bioengineered Tree Could Revive America's Once-Vast Chestnut Forests

Yahoo! News, 26 Jan 2016

A Bioengineered Tree Could Revive America's Once-Vast Chestnut Forests A century ago, towering forests of chestnut trees…

Genetic engineering could save an iconic American tree from extinction

Business Insider, 19 Jan 2016

American chestnut trees were once among the most majestic hardwood trees in the eastern deciduous forests, many reaching 80 to…

New genetically engineered American chestnut will help restore the decimated, iconic tree

Phys.org, 19 Jan 2016

Home Biology Ecology January 19, 2016 January 19, 2016 by William Powell, The Conversation American chestnut trees were once…

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