Engine of life and big bang of evolution: a personal perspective.

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Published in Photosynth Res on January 01, 2004

Authors

James Barber1

Author Affiliations

1: Wolfson Laboratories, Department of Biological Sciences, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK, j.barber@imperial.ac.uk.

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