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Agbiotech 2.0

Nature Biotechnology volume 30, pages211–214(2012)Cite this article

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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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Figure 1: GM crops around the world.

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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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