What history tells us. III. André Lwoff: From protozoology to molecular definition of viruses

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 591-594

  Morange, Michel ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS;

BACTERIOPHAGE; ECLECTICISM; KINETOSOME; LYSOGENIZATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MORPHOGENESIS; PROTOZOON; SHORT SURVEY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; FRANCE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; LYSOGENY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTOZOA; VIRUSES;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 33645037316     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703557     Document Type: Short Survey

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