How could prebiotic molecules make the code and how all this is related to proteins?. Reply to comments on "A colorful origin to the genetic code" by H. Takagi, K. Kaneko and R. Wallace

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 381-384

  Tlusty, Tsvi ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

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EID: 77956059625     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2010.08.002     Document Type: Note

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