A pair of modified American chestnut trees in President’s Park has renewed a fierce scientific debate over how to restore the once iconic species. Proponents hailed the planting as a step forward in public acceptance of genetic engineering, but skeptics said it could have irresponsibly introduced a transgenic gene into the wild with unknown consequences.
A pair of modified American chestnut trees in President’s Park has renewed a fierce scientific debate over how to restore the once iconic species. Proponents hailed the planting as a step forward in public acceptance of genetic engineering, but skeptics said it could have irresponsibly introduced a transgenic gene into the wild with unknown consequences.
