Receiving only a fraction of the investment set aside for biofuels, biomaterials will likely have to piggyback on technological advances in energy production to compete with petroleum-based products in the marketplace. Emily Waltz reports.
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Waltz, E. Do biomaterials really mean business?. Nat Biotechnol 26, 851–853 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0808-851
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