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Bio Bonanza

Is interest in biofuels in the United States a just fad or a growing trend that will yield numerous jobs and research opportunities? Gene Russo separates the wheat from the chaff.

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  1. Gene Russo is assistant editor of Naturejobs.

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Russo, G. Bio Bonanza. Nature 444, 648–649 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7119-648a

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