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HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology: Genomics is Helping Bring the Iconic American Chestnut Back to the Forest
February 14, 2026
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 14 (TNSjou) -- The HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology issued the following news:

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Genomics is helping bring the iconic American chestnut back to the forest

By Sarah Sharman, PhD

One hundred years ago, if you were hiking the Appalachian Trail, towering trees would have dominated the forest canopy. The American chestnut, often called the "redwood of the East" due to its size, stretched from Maine to M . . .

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