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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?

Grist

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. In New York’s state lands, he added, there are almost no provisions for gathering medicines, collecting food, or growing food in traditional territories. (Transgenic organisms contain DNA from other species.)

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How regulations can tear down the barriers faced by the cultivated meat industry

Business Green

The report defines a cultivated meat as one which has been produced using tissue engineering techniques that have been pioneered in regenerative medicine. However, if the sector is to thrive and maximise its potential environmental benefits then there are a number of financial and technical challenges which need to be overcome.