DOI: 10.1038/375772a0. An efficient prebiotic synthesis of cytosine and uracil

An efficient prebiotic synthesis of cytosine and uracil

10.1038/375772a0

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Robertson, M. P., & Miller, S. L. (1995). An efficient prebiotic synthesis of cytosine and uracil. Nature, 375(6534), 772â774.

Authors 2

Michael P. Robertson (first)
Stanley L. Miller (additional)

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Published Print	30 years, 3 months ago (June 1, 1995)

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