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Genetic engineering was meant to save American chestnut trees. Then there was a mistake. (wapo.st)

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A potential labelling error was the latest in a series of concerns for the American Chestnut Foundation, driving the nonprofit to pull support for a genetically engineered tree meant resurrect an iconic American species.

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago

Was the funding cut? The ACF has stopped backing the project, but I think that was a political and organizational backing, not necessarily financial.

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