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Genetic probe of redwoods, giant sequoias is key to restoring forests
By Peter FimriteSeptember 26, 2017
41445]Redwood trees, those ancient living monuments to California’s past, are as mysterious to science as they are magnificent, so a team of researchers led by a San Francisco conservation group is attempting to unlock the genetic secrets of the towering conifers.
Scientists affiliated with the nonprofit Save the Redwoods League are attempting for the first time to sequence the genomes of coast redwood trees and their higher-elevation cousins, the giant sequoias, a complex and expensive undertaking that experts hope will help preserve the trees’ ancient groves as the climate changes over the next century.
The five-year, $2.6 million Redwood Genome Project is the most intensive scientific study ever done on the state’s famous primeval forests. The goal is to enable scientists to maintain forest resiliency and genetic diversity by choosing the most robust, adaptable genes when planting or doing regeneration or habitat protection work.
Continues here (https://www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/Genetic-probe-of-redwoods-giant-sequoias-is-key-12227840.php?utm_source=email&utm_content=newsletter&utm_campaign=sfc_morningreport#photo-14220363)
Genetic probe of redwoods, giant sequoias is key to restoring forests
By Peter FimriteSeptember 26, 2017
41445]Redwood trees, those ancient living monuments to California’s past, are as mysterious to science as they are magnificent, so a team of researchers led by a San Francisco conservation group is attempting to unlock the genetic secrets of the towering conifers.
Scientists affiliated with the nonprofit Save the Redwoods League are attempting for the first time to sequence the genomes of coast redwood trees and their higher-elevation cousins, the giant sequoias, a complex and expensive undertaking that experts hope will help preserve the trees’ ancient groves as the climate changes over the next century.
The five-year, $2.6 million Redwood Genome Project is the most intensive scientific study ever done on the state’s famous primeval forests. The goal is to enable scientists to maintain forest resiliency and genetic diversity by choosing the most robust, adaptable genes when planting or doing regeneration or habitat protection work.
Continues here (https://www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/Genetic-probe-of-redwoods-giant-sequoias-is-key-12227840.php?utm_source=email&utm_content=newsletter&utm_campaign=sfc_morningreport#photo-14220363)