Studying genomic processes at the single-molecule level: introducing the tools and applications
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Dulin, D., Lipfert, J., Moolman, M. C., & Dekker, N. H. (2012). Studying genomic processes at the single-molecule level: introducing the tools and applications. Nature Reviews Genetics, 14(1), 9–22.

Authors 4
  1. David Dulin (first)
  2. Jan Lipfert (additional)
  3. M. Charl Moolman (additional)
  4. Nynke H. Dekker (additional)
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@article{Dulin_2012, title={Studying genomic processes at the single-molecule level: introducing the tools and applications}, volume={14}, ISSN={1471-0064}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg3316}, DOI={10.1038/nrg3316}, number={1}, journal={Nature Reviews Genetics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Dulin, David and Lipfert, Jan and Moolman, M. Charl and Dekker, Nynke H.}, year={2012}, month=oct, pages={9–22} }