Artificial assembly of a minimal cell

Molecular BioSystems

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1292-1297

  Murtas, Giovanni ^a  

^a MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

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ENZYME;

BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOGENESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLS; ENZYMES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 70349970400     PISSN: 1742206X     EISSN: 17422051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b906541e     Document Type: Review

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