This article was about how Michael Taylor is trying to clone the California redwood trees. The point of this article was to show how we might be able to clone many trees and decrease the amount of CO2 in our environment. What they want to do is find the biggest and best genetic trees and make clone millions of these trees. The reason he is doing this is so that he can “halt and reverse climate change”. He wants to find a variety of interesting species of trees and clone tons of them and reforest the land. One of the problems is that many of these trees reproduce when they are young and he is trying to clone many of the older trees. Another problem will be if these trees will be able to adapt to the environment and disease as easily as real trees that are reproduced naturally do.
This relates to our life in many ways. One of these ways being that we are all trying to reduce the amount of pollution each of us produces. If Michael Taylor where able to be able to reproduce trees that would reduce the amount of pollution that we produce this could reverse what is happening with global warming. This would be an amazing feat to accomplish.
I think that overall this was a very well written and informative article. They could have explained why it is much harder for them to extract genetics from the older trees though. That was a little confusing. They also could have explained how they accomplish this achievement a little bit better.
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This article was interesting, detailed and well chosen. In a time of increased threat due to climate change, different methods of stopping and preventing climate change must be explored. I didn't know that cloning trees to reduce CO2 was even possible, making the topic of the article much more interesting. The detailed explanation of the processes and the challenges scientists are facing made it even more enticing to read, while giving readers a broader understanding of the subject being discussed.
To improve the article I would have added a few more details. Details like, who is funding these experiments? Are the environmentally and financially viable? Will they be able to reverse a significant amount of CO2 damage or will the efforts be for nothing? Additionally, more details concerning the actual science of the processes may have been interesting to know.
Overall I was surprised to find that cloning trees as a means of reducing CO2 was even a reality. It seems to be an interesting concept which will hopefully lead to results quickly. By cloning trees and repopulating forests, not only are we reducing CO2 but rehabilitating displaced animals, and recalibrating the ecosystems in those areas for the better. As the Japanese say, the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.
Michael Taylor, a tree hunter, is trying to find a way to clone trees in order to decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in our environment. I did not know it was possible to clone trees, but I find this to be an interesting fact. The details of the different processes used were original and informative. It was fascinating by the fact that the trees might not be able to adapt to the environment as easily as the natural trees.
This article could have been improved in certain ways. I would have liked more details regarding the scientific processes used on the trees. It also would have been better had the review been longer, since it was rather short.
This article could be very important because cloning and planting trees could help prevent or even reverse global warming. This could help improve ecosystems and habitats for animals, and I hope to hear more about this novel science in the future.
1. The review successfully explained how this relates and would be helpful to our daily lives.
2. The review also was clear is describing the potential problems of this experiment.
3. It also made evident the important reasons why this could be helpful in solving one of planet's greatest dangers.
1. The author of the review could have expanded on the specifics of the cloning taking place.
2. The author could also have mentioned whether or not Taylor has been successful yet in producing a clone.
1. I was impressed to see the area of cloning within science have such a practical application.
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