Toward a general theory of evolution: Extending Darwinian theory to inanimate matter

Journal of Systems Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Pross, Addy ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 84864191439     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17592208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1759-2208-2-1     Document Type: Article

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