Many at-risk forest tree species will probably need biotechnology along with traditional tree-breeding approaches to survive, according to insights published in the July issue of the journal New ...

WASHINGTON – Biotechnology has the potential to be a part of the solution in protecting forest trees against destructive pest and disease outbreaks -- which are predicted to increase because of ...

A 20 year project in cutting-edge biotechnology is bringing these trees back from the brink—marking the very first time biotechnology has been used to combat extinction. Chestnut blight.

So GE tree proponents are trying a new angle — the idea of GE trees for forest health — but people are not buying it. Rising numbers of people insist that GE trees have no place in our forests.

Critically, the choices we make about the GE American chestnut will set a precedent for the future use of biotechnology on other forest tree species and even more broadly, on the use of ...

Last July, the world's largest group of scientists studying molecular biology and biotechnology of forest trees met at the University of Oxford, England Footnote 1.To the surprise of the attendees ...

In recent years, governments have adopted the idea of planting more trees as a way to fight climate change. Countries with Paris Agreement commitments of keeping global warming well below 2 C ...

Living Carbon, a biotechnology company, hopes its seedlings can help manage climate change. But wider use of its trees may be elusive. By Gabriel Popkin Photographs by Audra Melton On Monday, in a ...

Reintroduction of at-risk forest tree species using biotechnology depends on regulatory policy, informed by science and with public support. New Forests , 2023; 54 (4): 587 DOI: 10.1007/s11056-023 ...

Biotechnology Dr. Franken-Tree, I Presume: Using Biotechnology to Battle Extinction. Steven Kotler. Jun 24, 2014. Share. In thirty years of covering (as an author/journalist) and working on (as an ...