"For the First Time, Genetically Modified Trees Have Been Planted in a U.S. Forest"

"The ..modified poplars avoided a set of federal regulations ..that can stall biotech projects for years."

"My experience over the years is that the greenhouse means almost nothing” about the outdoor prospects of trees whose physiology has been modified, he said. “Venture capitalists may not know that.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/science/genetically-modified-trees-living-carbon.html?campaign_id=34&emc=edit_sc_20230221&instance_id=85919&nl=science-times&regi_id=76068537&segment_id=125894&te=1&user_id=e33e655f7028f572812151425c7757c7

#photosynthesis #CO2reduction #GMOregulation #plants #trees #forests #climatechange