Genetic editing of wood for sustainability
Science
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2023 Jul 14;381(6654):124-125.
doi: 10.1126/science.adi8186.
Epub 2023 Jul 13.
Author
Vânia G Zuin Zeidler
1
Affiliation
1
Institute of Sustainable Chemistry Faculty, School of Sustainability, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany.
PMID:
37440645
DOI:
10.1126/science.adi8186
Abstract
Trees engineered to have less lignin could make paper production less polluting.
MeSH terms
Environmental Pollution* / prevention & control
Gene Editing*
Lignin* / genetics
Paper*
Populus* / genetics
Trees / genetics
Wood* / genetics
Substances
Lignin