ELF takes credit for arsons at a ski resort in Vail, Co., and inspired four teens to torch housing developments in Long Island. The Oregon nursery was apparently targeted for its connection to UW plant geneticist Toby Bradshaw, in whose office the Seattle fire began. Bradshaw studies poplars and their ability to produce wood and fiber and dramatically higher rates than other trees. He uses traditional cross-breeding methods to analyze the genes of hybrid trees for helpful traits like disease resistance. Biotech researchers are making breakthroughs every day to feed more people faster with sturdier crops and healthier food, produce more wood more cleanly and efficiently, and improve and save lives in unimaginable ways.
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