Field trials in the Northwest and Southwest show that poplar trees can be genetically modified to reduce negative impacts on air quality while leaving their growth potential virtually unchanged, says an Oregon State University researcher who collaborated on the study.
Researchers at New York state’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry will soon seek federal clearance to distribute thousands of modified trees as part of a restoration effort — a closely-watched move that could expand the frontier for genetically engineered plants beyond farms and into forests.
The ban on genetically modified trees in sustainable forestry organizations hinders research and should change, researchers say in today's issue of Science. The technology, they argue, has important potential to remedy many pressing problems facing forests.
Steve Strauss is featured in the February 2019 issue of Forestry Source, published by the Society of American Foresters.
Strauss' views of serious obstacles to gene editing a focus of news article in Capitol Press
A coalition of forest scientists including Steve Strauss of Oregon State University is calling for an immediate review of international policies that the group says put unreasonable and harmful limitations on biotech research.
Steve Strauss was interviewed on the Utah Public Radio program UnDisciplined. The title of the interview was "The Wetland Ecologist And The Forest Biotechnologist".
Strauss Lab research was featured in the October 2018 issue of The Forestry Source, published by the Society of American Foresters
“There’s still more to know and more research to be done, but this looks really good,” said corresponding author Steve Strauss, distinguished professor of forest biotechnology at OSU. “It’s very exciting.”
Steve Strauss, a distinguished professor of biotechnology at OSU, joins OPB's Think Out Loud to discuss a recent field study that demonstrated trees can be genetically engineered to prevent new seedlings from establishing. They discuss the findings from the largest aggregate study of genetically engineered trees in the world.