Prebiotic chemistry and the origin of the RNA world.

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• Publication year

  2004

• Venue

  Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular biology

• Publication date

  2004-03-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1080/10409230490460765PMID 15217990
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