The Complexity of Cell-Biological Systems

Philosophy of Complex Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 355-385

  Wolkenhauer, Olaf ^a   Muir, Allan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84884423973     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52076-0.50013-4     Document Type: Chapter

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