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Genomics of cellulosic biofuels

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  • Edward M. Rubin

    (DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, California 94598, USA
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, California 94720, USA)

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Biofuel genomics: the woody alternative The first wave of biofuels has had a significant impact on world energy markets. But there are major concerns about the knock-on effects on food prices. Hence a growing interest in 'cellulosic' feedstocks, such as microbes, grasses, wood and crop residues, as a source of biomass for 'greener' biofuels that do not remove land from food production. If the potential of cellulosic biofuels is to be realized, new technologies for their efficient large-scale production will be required. With that in mind, Edward Rubin reviews recent work on the genomics of the potential sources of cellulosic biofuels.

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  • Edward M. Rubin, 2008. "Genomics of cellulosic biofuels," Nature, Nature, vol. 454(7206), pages 841-845, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:454:y:2008:i:7206:d:10.1038_nature07190
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07190
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