Prebiotic synthesis on minerals: Bridging the prebiotic and RNA worlds

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 311-314

  Ferris, James P ^a  

^a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

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EID: 0033152027     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1542957     Document Type: Conference Paper

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