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Yes right on. This would be very helpful. I thought that this would be the best application fpr this technology here in Anerica. Thanks to advances in science and technology, the dream of establishing disease-resistant strains of this classic American tree has never been more possible. One of the leaders spearheading Ohio s cause is Dr. Brian McCarthy, a forest biologist at Ohio University. It s only been recently that potentially disease-resistant strains are becoming available for restoration projects, says McCarthy. American chestnut trees were a critically important species to our ecosystem, and it would be quite worthwhile having them back in our landscape.
He explains that a great deal of hope is being placed in the genetically-altered offspring of pure American chestnuts that have been crossed and re-crossed with the blight-resistant Chinese chestnut. The goal is to have a tree that is able to survive the fungus.
by Perryman on December 28th, 2006