GE American Chestnut Performance Failures

Summary of Findings with CBAN’s Preliminary Analysis December 13, 2023 Introduction On December 8, 2023, The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) announced that it was discontinuing its development of its genetically engineered (GE or genetically modified)...

The Genetically Engineered American Chestnut

Background December 13, 2023 The American chestnut: The American chestnut tree was once a keystone species in eastern forests of the United States and Canada, making up around 30% of the total tree canopy. A blight was introduced in the early 20th century when a...

AquaBounty Update 2023

AquaBounty stops producing GM salmon in Canada February 7, 2023. Press Release: AquaBounty to stop producing GM salmon in Canada, as world’s first GM food animal struggles to find a market After raising only two “cohorts” of GM salmon at the world’s first...