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Genetically Engineering Trees for Biofuel Undermines Real Energy and Climate Solutions

2014-04-09 21:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Scientists and environmentalists today condemned a recent press release by researchers at the University of British Columbia announcing they have created genetically engineered (GE) poplar trees for paper and biofuel production, opening the prospect of growing these GE trees like an agricultural crop in the future. The poplars were genetically engineered for altered lignin composition to supposedly make them easier to process into paper and biofuels. Groups, however, warn that manipulation of...

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