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A sorghum solution to meeting renewable fuel targets

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.

This post was originally featured on BioMed Central’s magazine Biome. Grasses belonging to the genus Sorghum are grown on a large scale in the… Read more »

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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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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.

The formal EU proposal and 5% cap on land use for biofuel production was announced this week – closely followed by a… Read more »

EU blow to biodiesel

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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.

An EU policy U-turn was announced earlier this month, with draft legislation to impose limits across Europe on land-use for fuel… Read more »

Why grass (and weeds) may be greener

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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.

An interesting headline of No-Kill Farming: The rise of low-cost low-carbon biofuels through continuous harvest, took the lead in… Read more »

Fruit and nuts for both food and fuel

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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.

The biofuel that you put in your car could one day be, quite literally, peachy. A recent survey published in Biotechnology for… Read more »

USDA goes cellulosic

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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.

It has been a momentous week for biofuels in the United States, starting with the announcement on Tuesday 27 Sept, by Agriculture… Read more »