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Biofuels and bioprospecting for beginners - Craig A. Kohn

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Biofuels can provide energy without the reliance on environmentally harmful fossils fuels -- but scientists are still searching for a plentiful source. Craig A. Kohn demonstrates how cellulose, the naturally abundant tough walls of plant cells, might be the solution.

If cellulose is both abundant and renewable, why aren’t we using it more as a source of fuel? What obstacles are currently preventing cellulose from being more widely used?

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