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Nature 450, 478 (22 November 2007) | doi:10.1038/450478a; Published online 21 November 2007
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Biofuel: microalgae cut the social and ecological costs
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- School of Ocean Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey LL59 5AB, UK
Much of the discussion over biofuel production has focused on higher plants and the problems associated with their use, such as the loss of ecosystems or the driving up of food prices, as discussed in your Editorial 'Kill king corn' and News Feature 'The little shrub that could — maybe' (Nature 449, 637 and 652–655 2007). The use of microalgae, which need not displace food crops, has tended to be overlooked.
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