Iconic chestnut trees poised for comeback

Once plentiful, the American chestnut tree has largely disappeared, killed off by a deadly fungus that began felling the trees 100 years ago. This month, researchers from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry  are planning to plant 10 chestnut trees with a tweaked gene that they believe will help the trees stave off the pathogen that brought their ruin.

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