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Getting Serious About Biofuels

2006; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 311; Issue: 5760 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/science.1124886

1095-9203

S. E. Koonin,

Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research

![Figure][1] CREDIT: CALTECH Although Rudolf Diesel imagined that his eponymous engine would be fueled by vegetable oils, the widespread availability of inexpensive petroleum during the 20th century determined otherwise. The world is now seriously revisiting Diesel's vision, driven by