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On the practical side. / McClintock, Peter V. E.
In: Nature, Vol. 338, No. 6211, 09.03.1989, p. 177-177.

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McClintock, PVE 1989, 'On the practical side.', Nature, vol. 338, no. 6211, pp. 177-177. https://doi.org/10.1038/338177a0

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McClintock, P. V. E. (1989). On the practical side. Nature, 338(6211), 177-177. https://doi.org/10.1038/338177a0

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McClintock PVE. On the practical side. Nature. 1989 Mar 9;338(6211):177-177. doi: 10.1038/338177a0

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McClintock, Peter V. E. / On the practical side. In: Nature. 1989 ; Vol. 338, No. 6211. pp. 177-177.

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