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Biologist Andrew Newhouse on the genetic revival of the American chestnut

NPR
Published September 5, 2026 at 6:43 AM CDT

The American chestnut once dominated the Eastern woodlands. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Andrew Newhouse, an environmental biologist, about efforts to bring these trees back from the brink of extinction.

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