Genomics Of Plant-based Biofuels

ScienceDaily (Aug. 14, 2008)

“The Apollo moon shot and the Human Genome Project rallied support for massive R&D efforts that created the capabilities to overcome obstacles that were not contemplated at the outset of these initiatives,” says Rubin. “Similarly, today’s barriers to improving biofuels are significant, but genetics and genomics can catalyze progress towards delivering, in the not-too-distant future, economically-viable and more socially acceptable biofuels based on lignocellulose.”

While Rubin acknowledges that this strategy is in its infancy, rapid progress is being made.

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