Scientists have proposed a radical solution to relieve trees develop resistance to ash dieback. But critics fear there could be unpredictable effectsGenetically modified ash trees could replace the 80 million expected to die in the next 20 years from a deadly fungus,scientists have proposed.
The radical solution to the greatest woodland catastrophe of the final 50 years is being explored by research teams at London and Oxford universities with backing from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and science bodies and the Forestry Commission.
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Source: theguardian.com