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https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/10/23/1105275/gmo-chestnut-trees-american-castanea-genetics-revival/>
"Under a slice-of-heaven sky, 150 acres of rolling green hills stretch off into
the distance. About a dozen people—tree enthusiasts, conservationists, research
biologists, biotech entrepreneurs, and a venture capitalist in long socks and a
floppy hat—have driven to this rural spot in New York state on a perfect
late-July day.
We are here to see more than 2,500 transgenic chestnut seedlings at a seed farm
belonging to American Castanea, a new biotech startup. The sprouts, no higher
than our knees, are samples of likely the first genetically modified trees to
be considered for federal regulatory approval as a tool for ecological
restoration. American Castanea’s founders, and all the others here today, hope
that the American chestnut (
Castanea dentata) will be the first tree species
ever brought back from functional extinction—but, ideally, not the last."
Via
Fix the News:
https://fixthenews.com/276-regenerative-city/
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
