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Re:American chestnut tree in Centreville is the 'holy grail'... by canjobear on Saturday August 27, 2022 @08:14PM (#32624525)
What authority can enforce approval or disapproval to release something into the wild? Suppose I own land next to a national park. Then can’t I plant whatever I want on that land, trusting that it will spread into the park?
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Re:American chestnut tree in Centreville is the 'holy grail'... by robwwilliams on Saturday August 27, 2022 @08:46PM (#32624678)
These are not GMO plants—just selectively bred plants. This is similar to almost all domestic animals and most plants.
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Re:American chestnut tree in Centreville is the 'holy grail'... by julienchastang on Saturday August 27, 2022 @09:50PM (#32625008)
There are two parallel efforts going on at present for restoring the American chestnut, a backcross effort and a GMO-based approach. This sub-thread is concerned with the GMO strategy.
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