Biological complexity emerges from the ashes of genetic reductionism

Journal of Molecular Recognition

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 145-148

  Van Regenmortel, M H V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

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ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMEDICINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NEUROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; GENETICS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; NEUROBIOLOGY;

EID: 2542418082     PISSN: 09523499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmr.674     Document Type: Conference Paper

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