Redesigning the Architecture of the Base Pair: Toward Biochemical and Biological Function of New Genetic Sets

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 242-248

  Krueger, Andrew T ^a   Kool, Eric T ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CHEMBIO; DNA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 62649161943     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.12.004     Document Type: Note

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