CRISPR-modified poplar trees and wild poplar trees grow in a greenhouse at North Carolina State University. (Chenmin Yang, NC State) (CN) — Researchers are using the revolutionary gene-editing ...

To see some of Georgia’s prettiest spring wildflowers now coming into bloom, you might have to look up — way up. I’m talking about the exquisite flowers of the tulip poplar, also known as the yellow ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University used a CRISPR gene-editing system to breed poplar trees with reduced levels of lignin, the major barrier to sustainable production of wood fibers, while ...

CRISPR tweaks tree genetics to make paper more sustainably By Michael Irving July 18, 2023 CRISPR-edited poplar trees (left) and wild-type trees growing in a greenhouse Chenmin Yang, NC State ...

Tree microbes could help crops draw phosphorous from fertilized soil By Ben Coxworth November 26, 2020 The endophyte bacteria used in the study were gathered from wild poplar trees growing along the ...

A number of native black poplar whips—young unbranched trees—were planted at the campus near Southwell as part of a project involving NTU, the Environment Agency, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, Trent ...

If you’ve seen headlines of tomatoes with a spicy kick and mushrooms that won’t brown, it comes as no surprise genetic engineering is providing a means for us to reshape nature in ways that would ...