Biologist Andrew Newhouse on the genetic revival of the American chestnut

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Published September 5, 2026 at 6:43 AM CDT

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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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