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Review

Biofuels from algae: challenges and potential

Michael Hannon San Diego Center for Algal Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, Division of Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Javier Gimpel San Diego Center for Algal Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, Division of Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Miller Tran San Diego Center for Algal Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, Division of Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Beth Rasala San Diego Center for Algal Biotechnology, University of California San Diego, Division of Biology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Stephen Mayfield[email protected]
Pages 763-784 | Published online: 10 Apr 2014

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