Discovery by serendipity: A new context for an old riddle

Foundations of Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-42

  García, Pio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Combinatorial chemistry; Discovery; Serendipity

Indexed keywords

EID: 62149089919     PISSN: 13864238     EISSN: 15728463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10698-008-9061-6     Document Type: Article

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