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Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics Volume 29, 2012 - Issue 4

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Defining Life: An Exercise in Semantics or A Route to Biological Insights?

Eugene V. Koonin National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20894

Pages 603-605 | Published online: 11 Jul 2012

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