At the Kingman Research Farm just outside of the University of New Hampshire campus, there’s an orchard of chestnut trees, growing under the watchful eyes of researchers. The American chestnut was a ...
The USDA’s approval of GE chestnut trees would be a step forward for threatened species conservation
It is an exciting time in the field of conservation and biotechnology. For the first time, it appears likely that a tree that has been developed with genetic engineering (GE) could be approved by U.S.
The application of genetic engineering to food crops is controversial, and rightly so. Critics worry that changing genetics may have harmful, unanticipated effects on food safety and the environment.
FRANKFURT (dpa) - The horse chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella, a moth of unknown origin, is tiny, silent and inconspicuous and yet it leaves a trail of destruction in its wake. The moths ...
“They’re really majestic trees,” she says. “They go back centuries of importance to people.” Hagerty, an arborist for 11 years, and the owner of Arbor Gold Tree Services in Plymouth, is fighting to ...
CENTREVILLE, Del. (AP) — After the species was devastated by an Asian blight in the early 20th century, a single American chestnut tree in Centreville has been deemed a “precious resource” by the ...
Scientists have a plan to restore the nearly extinct American chestnut to its abundant glory, and they need New York City residents’ help. The New York Restoration Project has launched an effort to ...
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