Biotechnology and Natural Rubber - A Report on Work in Progress

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The Quest for Alternative Rubber Sources; Guayule - An Alternative Source of Natural Rubber for the United States

 Will bio-synthesis of natural rubber and the development of rubber-producing substitutes such as guayule adversely affect millions of small-scale rubber producers in Asia, Africa and Latin America?

RAFI surveys current biotech R&D on natural rubber substitutes.

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