Iconic US Tree May Be Saved by Genetic Engineering

Friday, November 7, 2014 - 01:00 in Biology & Nature

The American chestnut tree was practically wiped out from the eastern United States 100 years ago by a deadly fungus, but now, thanks to a tweaked gene, researchers are growing trees that appear to be resistant.

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