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Great Long Read

Posted on July 12, 2019 by TreeStewards

IS GMO a Bad Word or the Way of the World?

Darling 58 is on a path to become the first genetically modified tree to be released in the wild. Should we worry about this new American Chestnut? Or should we embrace it? Here’s a long read by science and nature writer Rowan Jacobsen to help you see both sides.

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