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No evidence GMO chestnut trees harm humans, animals or the environment, developers tell USDA

William Powell | 
Researchers at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have developed Darling 58 American ...
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Video: USDA to decide fate of American chestnut restoration

Joan Conrow | 
University researchers are seeking approval to restore the iconic chestnut to American forests by using a genetically engineered (GE) variety ...
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Regulation and anti-GMO activism: Roadblocks on the way to saving the American chestnut tree

Gabriel Popkin | 
In traditional plant breeding .... farmers .... cross varieties with desired traits .... and select promising mixtures for sought-after qualities ...
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Using GMO technology to restore the blight-devastated American chestnut: State University of New York awarded breakthrough $3.2 million Templeton Foundation grant

Claire Dunn | 
[The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry] has received its largest-ever charitable gift, $3.2 million, ...
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Podcast: Save our forests with GMO trees? Let’s look at the costs and benefits first

Jason Delborne | 
We have genetically engineered food; how about trees? In [June 8's] Academic Minute, North Carolina State University's Jason Delborne looks ...
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GMO chestnut trees could help revitalize New York’s Native American communities

The American chestnut once dominated the eastern forests of the United States. A fungal pathogen, Cryphonectria parasitica, was introduced to ...
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Activists, scientists spar over effort to restore American chestnut tree with genetic engineering

Eoin O'Carroll | 
The American chestnut tree once sustained a way of life. Pioneers used the tall, straight, and fast-growing tree for fences, ...
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