Evolution: Constantly avoiding mutation

Current Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 22, 2001, Pages

  Sniegowski, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS;

EID: 0035856499     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(01)00557-7     Document Type: Review

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