Algae have long been touted as a rich and ubiquitous source of renewable fuel but thus far have failed to be economically competitive with other sources of energy. Could new advances change that? Emily Waltz investigates.
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Waltz, E. Biotech's green gold?. Nat Biotechnol 27, 15–18 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0109-15
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