Genetically engineered trees designed to SELF-DESTRUCT

Genetically engineered trees designed to SELF-DESTRUCT could provide cheaper paper and fuel | Mail Online: "Biofuel is a good source of energy, but for years scientists have struggled to easily and cost-effectively break down plants into a usable source of power.

Now a breakthrough in genetic engineering could more easily turn living organisms into the energy and everyday products we need.

Researchers have found a way to genetically engineer trees and make them easier to break down into paper and biofuel, in essence causing them to ‘self-destruct’."