Barrangou and his colleagues used a predictive machine learning model to identify genes in poplar trees (Populus trichocarpa) that they could modify to create ideal traits for fiber productions, ...
Conventional breeding of trees takes time, but CRISPR gene editing should help speed things up. Now, scientists at North Carolina State University have used CRISPR to adjust the genomes of poplar ...
Imagine being able to make paper - without cutting down a single tree. Well, a Taiwanese company has invested $50m in developing a way of doing just that. It makes paper from stone. The company has ...