Biofuels - Is there a role for GM?

Biologist

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-56

  Burke, Derek ^a,b  

^a IOB ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33947212442     PISSN: 00063347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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