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• Genomics of cellulosic biofuels.

  The development of alternatives to fossil fuels as an energy source is an urgent global priority. Cellulosic biomass has the potential to contribute to meeting the demand for liquid fuel, but land-use…

  Authors: Edward M Rubin

  Source: Nature 2008 Aug 14

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• Driving biofuels from field to fuel tank.

  Rising oil prices, fears of global warming, and instability in oil-producing countries have ignited the rush to produce biofuels from plants. The science is progressing rapidly, driven by favorable po…

  Authors: Trisha Gura

  Source: Cell 2009 Jul 10

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• Cellulosic biofuels.

  The development of sustainable, low-carbon, liquid fuels from cellulosic biomass will require advances in many areas of science and engineering. This review describes the major topics of enquiry conce…

  Authors: Andrew Carroll, Chris Somerville

  Source: Annual review of plant biology 2009

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• Non-fermentative pathways for synthesis of branched-chain higher alcohols as biofuels.

  Global energy and environmental problems have stimulated increased efforts towards synthesizing biofuels from renewable resources. Compared to the traditional biofuel, ethanol, higher alcohols offer a…

  Authors: Shota Atsumi, Taizo Hanai, James C Liao

  Source: Nature 2008 Jan 3

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• Life-cycle analysis and the ecology of biofuels.

  Biofuels have been proposed as an ecologically benign alternative to fossil fuels. There is, however, considerable uncertainty in the scientific literature about their ecological benefit. Here, we rev…

  Authors: Sarah C Davis, Kristina J Anderson-Teixeira, Evan H Delucia

  Source: Trends in plant science 2009 Mar

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• How biotech can transform biofuels.

  For cellulosic ethanol to become a reality, biotechnological solutions should focus on optimizing the conversion of biomass to sugars.

  Authors: Lee R Lynd, Mark S Laser, David Bransby, Bruce E Dale, Brian Davison, Richard Hamilton, Michael Himmel, Martin Keller, James D McMillan, John Sheehan,…

  Source: Nature biotechnology 2008 Feb

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• Forward with biofuels.

  Source: Nature 2008 Feb 21

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• Bonkers about biofuels.

  Biofuels have been touted before, but failed to deliver. What's needed to get it right this time around?

  Authors: Stephan Herrera

  Source: Nature biotechnology 2006 Jul

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• High energy biofuel from endophytic fungi?

  A paper entitled 'The production of myco-diesel hydrocarbons and their derivatives by the endophytic fungus Gliocladium roseum (NRRL 50072)' (Strobel et al., Microbiology 154, 3319-3328, 2008) demonst…

  Authors: Marc Stadler, Barbara Schulz

  Source: Trends in plant science 2009 Jul

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• Cellulases and biofuels.

  There is a major international effort to develop renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. One approach is to produce a liquid fuel by enzymatically hydrolyzing carbohydrate polymers in biomass to sugar…

  Authors: David B Wilson

  Source: Current opinion in biotechnology 2009 Jun

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