Autocatalysis and the generation of self-replicating systems

Acta Chemica Scandinavica

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 469-485

  Wintner, Edward A ^a   Rebek Jr , Julius ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0000611203     PISSN: 0904213X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3891/acta.chem.scand.50-0469     Document Type: Review

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