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Have the primary structures of biomacromolecules been selected in a Darwinian fashion to adapt to the surrounding environments of our planet?
Article first published online: 7 JUL 2009
DOI: 10.1002/iub.225
Copyright © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Cui, S. (2009), Have the primary structures of biomacromolecules been selected in a Darwinian fashion to adapt to the surrounding environments of our planet?. IUBMB Life, 61: 860–863. doi: 10.1002/iub.225
Publication History
- Issue published online: 20 JUL 2009
- Article first published online: 7 JUL 2009
- Manuscript Accepted: 8 APR 2009
- Manuscript Received: 6 APR 2009
Funded by
- National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 20774062, 20874063
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