Molecular evolution: A role for quantum mechanics in the dynamics of molecular machines that read & write DNA

Quantum Aspects of Life

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 97-108

  Goel, Anita ^a  

^a Nanobiosym Labs   (United States)

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EID: 84986587555     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9781848162556_0006     Document Type: Chapter

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