In one, cover was created with eucalyptus branches and light levels were kept low, mimicking an arboreal habitat.

ECONOMIST: Ecology raids the techniques of chemistry

Selection on an arboreal ape population will be impotent if variations which improve their terrestrial prospects are sparse.

ECONOMIST: A master of evolution takes a last long look at Darwin

Lofty mission statements aside, the principal commercial goals of arboreal genome research are faster growth and more useful wood.

ECONOMIST: GM trees are on their way