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P.M. Bhargava: The Indian man who saw tomorrow in a cell
The Hindu
The 1973 oil crisis prompted P.M. Bhargava to write directly to Dr. Nayudamma, the new CSIR Director-General, warning that India could not afford to fall behind in biotechnology (ethanol as a biofuel took off in 70s led by Brazil). This led to a committee, and on April 1, 1977, CCMB was formed on paper, evolving from the Department of Biochemistry
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