Two Genomic Research Projects in British Columbia Tackle Issues in Emerging Forestry Biofuels Industry
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 24, 2009
Trees are a huge store of chemical energy that can be converted into liquid biofuel—but we need to identify the ideal method to produce these sugars economically. The idea is that the 20+ year supply of dead lodgepole pine will have provided enough time to replant with a fast-growing tree variety to replace it as biofuel feedstock.
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