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. 2004 Nov;5(11):1016-20.
doi: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400284.

Reductionism and complexity in molecular biology. Scientists now have the tools to unravel biological and overcome the limitations of reductionism

Marc H V Van Regenmortel  1
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Reductionism and complexity in molecular biology. Scientists now have the tools to unravel biological and overcome the limitations of reductionism

Marc H V Van Regenmortel. EMBO Rep. 2004 Nov.

Abstract

Scientists now have the tools to unravel biological complexity and overcome the limitations of reductionism

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