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Yeast factories: engineering bioethanol production through evolution

Helen Whitaker
Helen Whitaker
Journal Development Manager at BioMed Central
Helen is part of the Biological Sciences publishing team at BioMed Central. She obtained her PhD in molecular ecology from the University of Glasgow, UK. Her post-doctoral studies in aquaculture genetics took her from Scotland to South Africa, before joining BMC in 2008.
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This post was originally featured on BioMed Central’s magazine Biome. In order to create truly sustainable biofuels, researchers are investigating… Read more »

Seeding the next generation of fuel crops

Helen Whitaker
Helen Whitaker
Journal Development Manager at BioMed Central
Helen is part of the Biological Sciences publishing team at BioMed Central. She obtained her PhD in molecular ecology from the University of Glasgow, UK. Her post-doctoral studies in aquaculture genetics took her from Scotland to South Africa, before joining BMC in 2008.
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For biofuels to become more sustainable, lignocellulosic biomass from trees, grasses and plant stems is an appealing alternative to resource-heavy… Read more »

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Seeding the next generation of fuel crops

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Helen Whitaker
Journal Development Manager at BioMed Central
Helen is part of the Biological Sciences publishing team at BioMed Central. She obtained her PhD in molecular ecology from the University of Glasgow, UK. Her post-doctoral studies in aquaculture genetics took her from Scotland to South Africa, before joining BMC in 2008.
Latest posts by Helen Whitaker (see all)

For biofuels to become more sustainable, lignocellulosic biomass from trees, grasses and plant stems is an appealing alternative… Read more »

Jatropha 2.0

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Helen Whitaker
Journal Development Manager at BioMed Central
Helen is part of the Biological Sciences publishing team at BioMed Central. She obtained her PhD in molecular ecology from the University of Glasgow, UK. Her post-doctoral studies in aquaculture genetics took her from Scotland to South Africa, before joining BMC in 2008.
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The demise of investment in Jatropha was reported in a previous post in this blog in 2009. Amidst controversy over the water… Read more »

The search for rotten enzymes

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Helen Whitaker
Journal Development Manager at BioMed Central
Helen is part of the Biological Sciences publishing team at BioMed Central. She obtained her PhD in molecular ecology from the University of Glasgow, UK. Her post-doctoral studies in aquaculture genetics took her from Scotland to South Africa, before joining BMC in 2008.
Latest posts by Helen Whitaker (see all)

Bio-prospecting for naturally occurring enzymes, involved in decay and digestion, is an appealing strategy to find better ways to… Read more »