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Into the Wildwood; Genetically Modified Trees
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Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi:
The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 407 no. 8834 (May 2013)
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page 70.
Topik:
Trees
;
Fungi
;
Genetic Engineering
;
Experiments
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Projects
Ketersediaan
Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi)
Nomor Panggil:
EE29.76
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Cryphonectria parasitica is the fungus that causes chestnut blight. In the late 19th century, some infected saplings from Asia brought C. parasitica to North America. By 1950 the chestnut was little more than a memory in most parts of the continent. American chestnuts may, however, be about to rise again--thanks to genetic engineering. This month three experimental patches will be planted, under the watchful eye of the Department of Agriculture, in Georgia, New York and Virginia. Along with their normal complements of genes, these trees have been fitted with a handful of others that researchers hope will protect them from the fungus. The project has been organised by the Forest Health Initiative (FHI), a quango set up to look into the idea of using genetic engineering to rescue species of tree whose populations have been devastated by fungal diseases or insect pests.
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