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SCOUT· 69%18m·2026-02-27·ScienceInto the Woods, From Chestnut Genetics To Tiny Forests
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American chestnut trees once towered over the landscape, dominating forests in parts of the eastern United States. But in the late 1800s, a fungal blight virtually wiped them out across the country. Chestnut restoration scientist Jared Westbrook tells Host Ira Flatow how new genetic work could speed up efforts to…
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