Environment
Are they GM trees …
Simon Southerton
My name is Simon Southerton and I am currently leading CSIRO’s molecular forestry research. It is true that in the past CSIRO has carried out glasshouse research on eucalypts using GM approaches. This was in strictly controlled conditions and field trials were never considered. We stopped this research about 5 years ago largely because we did not see it as an appropriate way to improve eucalypts in the Australian setting. Read more, Comment here