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> And to head off environmental concerns, Living Carbon’s modified poplar trees are all female, so they won’t produce pollen. While they could be pollinated by
by kibwen 4y ago
> And to head off environmental concerns, Living Carbon’s modified poplar trees are all female, so they won’t produce pollen. While they could be pollinated by wild trees and produce seeds, Mr. Mellor says they’re unlikely to spread into the wild because they don’t breed with the most common poplar species in the Southeast.
Why do I hear the Jurassic Park theme song?
- gonzo41 4y agoYep, They are part of the ecosystem now.
- ipcress_file 4y agoI read through the article expecting to read that the genetically engineered variant was sterile. That would be the sensible thing to do.
- pplante 4y agoLife finds a way.