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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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GMO aspen trees could provide sustainable source of biofuel, study shows

Anne Honsel | 
Hybrid aspen, a crossing between European and American aspen, is one of Sweden’s most productive tree species which grows better ...
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Video: Iceland breeds heat-tolerant trees to restore native forests amid climate change

Ewa Hermanowicz | 
The landscape of Iceland has changed a lot in a thousand years. When the Vikings first arrived in the ninth ...
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Forest biotech scientists lobby against GMO tree ban to promote sustainable forestry

Siobhán Dunphy | 
A group of leading forest biotechnology scientists from around the world call for the reassessment of all sustainable forestry certification ...
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Disease-resistant GMO chestnut trees could birth ‘new agroforestry industry’

Charles Mann | 
Many Americans know the sad tale of how the American chestnut tree was driven almost to extinction in the 20th ...
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Opposition to biotech threatens health of forests, experts say

A coalition of forest scientists, including Steve Strauss of Oregon State University, is calling for an immediate review of international ...
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Talking Biotech: Oregon State’s Steve Strauss reviving forests using GM tech

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Oregon State’s Steve Strauss reviving forests using GM technology ...
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