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Science as a Medium for Friendship: How the Keller–Segel Models Came About

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Keller, E.F. Science as a Medium for Friendship: How the Keller–Segel Models Came About. Bull. Math. Biol. 68, 1033–1037 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11538-006-9097-5

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