A statistical chemistry approach to the origin of life

Chemtracts

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 382-397

  Segré, Daniel ^a   Lancet, Doron ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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Indexed keywords

BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; DNA REPLICATION; EVOLUTION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 0032841877     PISSN: 14319268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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