CAPE ANN VERNAL POND TEAM

In the 1970s, forestry scientists developed "genetically modified pine trees" which grew fast to meet the demand for housing timber.

50 years later, you can tell the difference between pinewood from the 1970s and of now.

Strength is found in nature's slow growth.

Ceilings made with genetically modified pinewood are now buckling. Ceilings made with nature's slow-growth pinewood are not.