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11 Mar 2011
Research article |
| 11 Mar 2011
Thermodynamic dissipation theory for the origin of life
K. Michaelian
Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cto. de la Investigación Científica, Cuidad Universitaria, C.P. 04510, Mexico
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