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Big oil's biomass play

Nature Biotechnology volume 25, pages 1201–1203 (2007)Cite this article

Money is flowing into universities from the major oil producers. What is their agenda? Cormac Sheridan investigates.

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Sheridan, C. Big oil's biomass play. Nat Biotechnol 25, 1201–1203 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1107-1201

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