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\nAmerican chestnut trees were all over the US at the end of the 19th century until the fungus wiped most of them out. Scientists have been trying to figure out ways to bring those endangered American chestnuts back to their former glory.\nAmerican chestnut trees were all over the US at the end of the 19th century until the fungus wiped most of them out. Scientists have been trying to figure out ways to bring those endangered American chestnuts back to their former glory.\n
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4:47
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12th - Higher Ed
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2019
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English
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fungus, trees, america, scientists, time, work, offspring, education, asia, forestry, conservation
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