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Climbing Up the Theories of Nature: Fine-Tuning and Biological Molecules

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Climbing Up the Theories of Nature: Fine-Tuning and Biological Molecules. / Ellis, George; Uzan, Jean Philippe; Sloan, David.
Fine-Tuning In The Physical Universe. Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2020. p. 511-538.

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Ellis, G, Uzan, JP & Sloan, D 2020, Climbing Up the Theories of Nature: Fine-Tuning and Biological Molecules. in Fine-Tuning In The Physical Universe. Cambridge University Press (CUP), pp. 511-538. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108614023.013

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Ellis, G., Uzan, J. P., & Sloan, D. (2020). Climbing Up the Theories of Nature: Fine-Tuning and Biological Molecules. In Fine-Tuning In The Physical Universe (pp. 511-538). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108614023.013

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Ellis G, Uzan JP, Sloan D. Climbing Up the Theories of Nature: Fine-Tuning and Biological Molecules. In Fine-Tuning In The Physical Universe. Cambridge University Press (CUP). 2020. p. 511-538 doi: 10.1017/9781108614023.013

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Ellis, George ; Uzan, Jean Philippe ; Sloan, David. / Climbing Up the Theories of Nature : Fine-Tuning and Biological Molecules. Fine-Tuning In The Physical Universe. Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2020. pp. 511-538

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