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Industrial biotechnology—a chance at redemption

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Industrial biotechnology could boost biotech fortunes and help heal the planet. But there's a giant gulf between here and there.

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Figure 1: Idealized biorefinery concept.
Figure 2: Iogen's biofuels plant.

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Herrera, S. Industrial biotechnology—a chance at redemption. Nat Biotechnol 22, 671–675 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0604-671

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