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News media appearances

12/09/18 BBC World News “Talking Business with Aaron Heslehurst”

3/1/18 Babbage Podcast (The Economist) interview on tree health

 

14/6/17 The Naked Scientists Can Genes Save our Trees?

Can genes save our trees? | Naked Scientists
From flying insects to the trees they buzz around, scientists are turning to genetics to solve one of the most pressing problems affecting UK trees today – infectious diseases, and particularly a nasty fungus known as ash dieback. Richard Buggs – lead researcher at the Royal Botanic Garden in Kew – explains the ?root? of the problem to Kat Arney
www.thenakedscientists.com

 

18/5/17 BBC World TV News Today live studio interview with presenter Philippa Thomas on State of the World’s Plants

 

18/5/17 BBC Radio Africa studio interview on State of the World’s Plants

 

18/5/17 BBC Radio London live studio interview with presenter Vanessa Feltz on State of the World’s Plants

12/4/17 Babbage Podcast (The Economist) interview on ash tree health

13/3/2017 BBC Radio 4 Farming Today Recorded interview

Jam and chutney, Cattle fraud, Plant pests and diseases, Farming Today - BBC Radio 4
Jam and chutney, Cattle fraud, Plant pests and diseases, Farming Today – BBC Radio 4
We hear how food waste is turned into chutney and we begin a week looking at plant pests.
www.bbc.co.uk

 

26/12/16 BBC website Ash tree genome sequenced for first time

Ash tree DNA secrets unlocked at last
Ash tree DNA secrets unlocked at last
UK scientists have decoded the genome of the ash in the fight against a devastating plant disease.
www.bbc.co.uk

 

26/12/16 BBC Radio 4 Six O’Clock news Recorded interview

26/12/16 Financial Times Genes may save British ash trees from destruction

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26/12/16 Guardian British ash trees may resist dieback disease, research reveals

British ash trees may resist dieback disease, research reveals
British ash trees may resist dieback disease, research reveals
Ground-breaking genetic analysis shows native trees may be more resistant than Danish ones to the deadly fungus that has spread across Europe
www.theguardian.com

 

26/12/16 Daily Mail Trees resistant to killer fungus could be grown in Britain

Ash tree DNA secrets unlocked at last
Ash tree DNA secrets unlocked at last
UK scientists have decoded the genome of the ash in the fight against a devastating plant disease.
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26/12/16 Daily Express Ash trees could be saved from killer disease after UK study cracks genetic code

Ash trees could be saved from killer disease after UK study cracks genetic code
Ash trees could be saved from killer disease after UK study cracks genetic code
ASH trees could be saved from a killer disease after a British study cracked their genetic code.
www.express.co.uk

 

03/11/15 The Guardian Ash trees under threat if harmful borer beetle finds way to Britain

Ash trees under threat if harmful borer beetle finds way to Britain
Ash trees under threat if harmful borer beetle finds way to Britain
Asian emerald ash borer, given the maximum risk rating to the tree species, is ‘moving uncontrolled’ through Russia having established itself in US and Canada
www.theguardian.com

 

02/11/15 The Times GM trees to combat ash dieback

GM trees to combat ash dieback
Britain’s largest genetically modified planting programme could prevent ash trees being wiped out. Scientists have advocated the use of GM trees to tackle the fungus that causes ash dieback. Teams…
www.thetimes.co.uk

 

01/11/15 The Daily Telegraph Ash trees could be genetically modified to resist dieback disease

Ash trees could be genetically modified to resist dieback disease
Ash trees could be genetically modified to resist dieback disease
Scientists are sequencing the genomes of different ash species in an effort to identify the genes that make some varieties resistant to the disease
www.telegraph.co.uk

 

01/11/15 The Observer With 90% of the UK’s ash trees about to be wiped out, could GM be the answer?

With 90% of the UK’s ash trees about to be wiped out, could GM be the answer?
With 90% of the UK’s ash trees about to be wiped out, could GM be the answer?
Scientists have proposed a radical solution to help trees develop resistance to ash dieback. But critics fear there could be unpredictable effects
www.theguardian.com

 

31/01/15 The Sunday Telegraph British woods in crisis as ash disease triples

British woods in crisis as ash disease triples
British woods in crisis as ash disease triples
Number of British woods suffering from ash dieback has almost tripled in two years
www.telegraph.co.uk

 

07/10/14 BBC TV News Channel Interview on ash dieback

22/06/14 The Conversation Despite the lush summer leaves, our trees are under attack

Despite the lush summer leaves, our trees are under attack
Despite the lush summer leaves, our trees are under attack
Looking at the countryside now in the middle of summer, it is hard to believe that trees are under threat from an array of diseases and pests. Warm and wet conditions with plenty of sunshine have led to…
theconversation.com

 

07/06/14 The Sunday Telegraph Ash dieback is now ‘unstoppable’, ecologists warn

Ash dieback is now 'unstoppable', ecologists warn
Ash dieback is now ‘unstoppable’, ecologists warn
Experts say Britain’s ash trees are ‘doomed’ and their demise threatens hundreds of insects, mosses, lichens and birds
www.telegraph.co.uk

 

07/06/14 Cheltenham Science Festival, Panel discussion What’s killing our trees?

15/05/14 France24 television report Talking Europe

01/12/13 Sunday Times GM trees may save our woods

GM trees may save our woods
GM trees may save our woods
SCIENTISTS have suggested that planting millions of genetically modified trees could become the only way to save Britain’s parks and woodlands from the onslaught of exotic diseases. They have…
www.thetimes.co.uk

01/10/13 Planet Earth Podcast Using genetics to fight ash dieback

NERC - Podcast: Genetic progress in saving ash trees
NERC – Podcast: Genetic progress in saving ash trees
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27/09/13 BBC Radio 4 Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes - BBC Radio 4
Ashes to Ashes – BBC Radio 4
Are ash trees coping with the spread of ash dieback in Britain? Adam Hart investigates.
www.bbc.co.uk

26/09/13 BBC News Website Ash trees also face insect threat

Ash trees also face insect threat
Ash trees also face insect threat
Ash trees in the UK already threatened by a fungus could experience a double whammy with the arrival of an insect pest from the east.
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23/09/13 BBC News Website Scientists map UK ash tree genome

Scientists map UK ash tree genome
Scientists map UK ash tree genome
Scientists have mapped the genome of the native ash tree, in research to find a way to protect woodlands from a deadly fungus.
www.bbc.co.uk

12/6/13 BBC1 TV News at One, BBC1 TV News at Six Interview on ash dieback

Generation of trees could die in a decade
Generation of trees could die in a decade
A year since it was first discovered in the wider environment and ancient woodland, the impact of the disease is starting to become evident.
www.bbc.co.uk

Summer 2013, Planet Earth The last stand?

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5/2/13 Planet Earth Podcast Genetic progress in saving ash trees

21/12/12 Today programme, BBC Radio 4 Interview on ash dieback

21/12/12 Good Morning Scotland, BBC Scotland Interview on ash dieback

21/12/12 Laurence Reed Show, BBC Cornwall Interview on ash dieback

21/12/12 Planet Earth Online New genetics project could help save the ash tree

NERC - New genetics project could help save the ash tree
NERC – New genetics project could help save the ash tree
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9/12/12 Sunday Telegraph British woodlands need diversity from around the world

British woodlands need diversity from around the world
British woodlands need diversity from around the world
Foreign tree species are needed to help preserve Britain’s woodlands from disease, argues Dr Richard Buggs.
www.telegraph.co.uk

24/11/12 Sunday Times Scientists step in to save birch

Scientists step in to save birch
Scientists step in to save birch
SCIENTISTS have sequenced the genome of the British birch tree for the first time in a step that could help guard against another ash dieback-style disaster. Researchers at Queen Mary, University…
www.thetimes.co.uk

20/11/12 BBC News Website Forres-based charity’s effort to protect ‘wee trees’

'Wee trees a forgotten forest'
‘Wee trees a forgotten forest’
A “forgotten forest” of small tree species require conservation efforts similar to those needed to protect tall trees, a charity says.
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11/11/12 BBC News Website DNA tests for rare birch trees from Caucasus Mountains

DNA tests for rare birch trees
DNA tests for rare birch trees
The DNA of endangered trees from the Caucasus Mountains will be analysed by a botanist in a bid to find out more about their evolution.
www.bbc.co.uk