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The Quest to Resurrect the American Chestnut
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In an effort to revive the once-plentiful American chestnut tree which was wiped out by a blight, researchers are cross-breeding it with Asian chestnuts to create a blight-resistant tree that produces American chestnuts - the same ones imported to America in the 19th century that caused the blight - and they hope to see results in the next decade.

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