Researchers have found a way to more easily extract wood fibre from trees by modifying their genetic code, a feat said to be able to slash chemical use and emissions from the pollutive pulping ...

The expensive, energy-intensive process of turning wood into paper costs the pulp and paper industries more than $6 billion a year. Much of that expense involves separating wood's cellulose from ...

According to a report in a Beijing newspaper, current logging practices in south China's Hainan Province could result in the loss of trees along thousands of kilometers of road. Fears were raised ...

Poplar trees that have been genetically modified to break down easier when processing into biofuel and pulp. What happens when you chop down a genetically engineered tree? It grows right back — at ...

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Researchers have genetically engineered trees that will be easier to break down to produce paper and biofuel, a breakthrough that will mean using fewer chemicals, less energy and creating fewer ...