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We thank NSERC for funding. FH is a Career Scholar of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research and Canada Research Chair.

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Hof, F., Pinter, T. (2012). Learning from Proteins and Drugs: Receptors That Mimic Biomedically Important Binding Motifs. In: Piletsky, S., Whitcombe, M. (eds) Designing Receptors for the Next Generation of Biosensors. Springer Series on Chemical Sensors and Biosensors, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/5346_2012_15

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