At North Carolina State University, there is a refrigerated forest in a special lab, where trees are genetically edited to make them more resilient.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Before forests grow up to be a large swath of trees, they start out in the smallest of ways.
At the university, there is a refrigerated forest in a special lab, where trees are genetically edited to make them more resilient. He is part of a team of scientists creating trees that are tailor-made for today's environmental challenges.His research partner in this endeavor is Jack Wang.Yet, forests are now under increased threat. The biggest problem revolves around young trees that don't get a chance to grow up.
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