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Reeve, B., Sanderson, T., Ellis, T., Freemont, P. (2014). How Synthetic Biology Will Reconsider Natural Bioluminescence and Its Applications. In: Thouand, G., Marks, R. (eds) Bioluminescence: Fundamentals and Applications in Biotechnology - Volume 2. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 145. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43619-6_1
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