Gene-Mediated Chemical Communication in Synthetic Protocell Communities
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: ACS Synthetic Biology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2161-5063,2161-5063
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00306