Studying the DNA of giants

They are among the oldest living things on the planet: old-growth redwoods, only a few of which remain. Now, scientists, along with conservationists from Save the Redwoods League, are trying to bring these majestic trees back. Correspondent Lee Cowan visits California's Big Basin Redwoods State Park to report on a movement to map the genome of the coast redwood tree and its relative, the giant sequoia, in order to restore old-growth forests.
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[@MD-wk3gj]

I’ve walked amongst the redwoods and it’s truly spiritual.

[@thomasbernecky2078]

I was there, and felt awed by what I saw of Nature's wonders there. It was only exceeded since then by my trip to Yosemite.

[@tvbox6955]

Why not use the pine cones that fall to the ground or take DNA from leaves lower on the tree?

[@Justwrestle129]

Heartbreaking

[@AshleyLebedev]

People are so deplorable

[@m1a1abrams93]

OK ,Hillary

[@bkbland1626]

Sequoias are not redwoods. 2 different trees.

[@paulandrews298]

I wonder how evangelicals rationalize DNA to their belief in god versus science.

[@rh-paving4642]

Paul Andrews God allows it to exist

[@paulandrews298]

respek birdman Keep fantasizing about your mythical sky god.

[@rh-paving4642]

Paul Andrews how does a scientist rationalize the existence or non existence of God?

[@garychristenson6370]

Cults can rationalize ANYTHING.

[@Justwrestle129]

Paul Andrews because the Fallen Angels walked this earth and they were GIANTS. Genesis 6:3 I think. So yes they exist in the Bible.