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GraniteGeekNH t1_isgsax9 wrote

There are two parallel efforts to restore the American chestnut - a long-running effort to cross breed w/ Chinese chestnut, which is resistant to the blight, and a newer effort that implants a gene from grass (maybe wheat?) that neutralizes the effect of the blight. The GMO tree is close to getting permission for release into the wild, although the anti-GMO folks are fighting it.

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