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Two Genomic Research Projects in British Columbia Tackle Issues in Emerging Forestry Biofuels Industry

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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. Tags: Biomass Biotech Canada Cellulosic ethanol. Cumulative percentage (in 2008) of lodgepole pine killed by the pine beetle infestation in British Columbia. million (US$1.0-million)