The biochemical factory that autonomously fabricates itself: A systems biological view of the living cell

Systems Biology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 217-242

  Hofmeyr, Jan Hendrik ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-044452085-2/50012-7     Document Type: Chapter

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