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Biotech Startup Breeds Blight Tolerant American Chestnut Without Any Genetic Defects

July 21, 2026

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Darling cultivation in Syracuse – credit, John Carnessali

At the intersection of big data, forestry, and genomics, a biotech startup has birthed a generation of “elite” blight-resistant American chestnut trees without deep genetic tinkering.

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