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Editorial

Synthetic biology approaches to biofuel production

Michael S Ferry BioCircuits Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA
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Jeff Hasty BioCircuits Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA
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Natalie A Cookson BioCircuits Institute, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA, USA;[email protected]
Pages 9-12 | Published online: 09 Apr 2014

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