Researchers at North Carolina State University used a CRISPR gene-editing system to breed poplar trees with reduced levels of lignin, the major barrier to sustainable production of wood fibers, while ...

Decades worth of work from tree geneticists are now colliding with AI and multiplex CRISPR to overcome a major barrier to the sustainable production of wood fibers while improving wood properties.

Next, the team used CRISPR to genetically engineer 174 lines of poplar trees following those seven recipes, and grew them in a greenhouse for six months. And sure enough, many varieties met and even ...

From books and magazines to product packaging and baby diapers, our reliance on fiber-based products is neverending. This isn’t always bad—after all, fiber-based materials are often more biodegradable ...

Using CRISPR to genetically edit trees could dramatically cut the energy footprint of the paper industry. Making paper is both energy and water intensive, says Jack Wang at North Carolina State ...

Researchers use CRISPR techniques to modify lignin levels in poplar trees. Researchers at North Carolina State University used a CRISPR gene-editing system to breed poplar trees with reduced levels of ...