Biochemical Curiosities : Piquing Students' Interest in Biochemistry by Exploring Evolution's Pursuit of the Improbable

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Journal EMBO Rep

Specialty Molecular Biology

Date 2024 Sep 13

PMID 39271772

Authors

Sunil Laxman

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