Life on mars: A clue to life on earth?

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-12

  Brack, André ^a  

^a CENTRE DE BIOPHYSIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

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EID: 0030997991     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(97)90231-3     Document Type: Short Survey

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