2006年09月20日
ENS美國,田納西州,橡樹嶺報導;蘇家億編譯;蔡麗伶、陳瑞賓審校
Poplar Tree's Genes Hold Biofuel Promise
Scientists have completed the first genome sequence of a tree and the analysis could prove a major step forward in the effort to fine-tune plants for the economically viable and efficient production of biofuels. Published Friday in the journal "Science," the analysis of the black cottonwood is the product of a four-year international effort by more than 100 reserachers at 34 scientific institutions.