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Biomass Energy Production: Modest Results But Public Health Improved

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  1. Myrna Watanabe, Ph.D., is a biologist who has conducted research in China under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Watanabe, M. Biomass Energy Production: Modest Results But Public Health Improved. Nat Biotechnol 1, 342–343 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0683-342

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