Diversification of self-replicating molecules

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 264-269

  Sadownik, Jan W ^a   Mattia, Elio ^a   Nowak, Piotr ^a   Otto, Sijbren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84958962156     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2419     Document Type: Article

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