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The Bhopalator —A Molecular Model of the Living Cell; New Developments

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The states of matter in nature can be divided into the living and the non-living states. It is useful to view the living cell as the simplest unit of the living state of matter. Therefore, the goal of understanding the phenomena of life and non-life may best be realized through a careful study of the properties of living cells

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Ji, S. (1990). The Bhopalator —A Molecular Model of the Living Cell; New Developments. In: Mishra, R.K. (eds) Molecular and Biological Physics of Living Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1890-0_13

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