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Usar a biologia para repensar o problema da energia

Juan Enriquez desafia a nossa definição de bioenergia. Petróleo, carvão, gás e outros hidrocarbonetos não são produtos químicos, mas biológicos, baseados em plantas — e portanto, cultiváveis. Toda a nossa abordagem aos combustíveis, diz ele, tem que mudar.

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Juan Enriquez desafia a nossa definição de bioenergia. Petróleo, carvão, gás e outros hidrocarbonetos não são produtos químicos, mas biológicos, baseados em plantas — e portanto, cultiváveis. Toda a nossa abordagem aos combustíveis, diz ele, tem que mudar.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

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Juan Enriquez thinks and writes about the profound changes that genomics and brain research will bring about in business, technology, politics and society.

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