As parts of the developing world embrace biotech, the focus is shifting from food production to fuels, industrial chemicals and even drugs. Daniel Grushkin investigates.
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Gruskin, D. Agbiotech 2.0. Nat Biotechnol 30, 211–214 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.2144
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