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Werner E. G. Müller and Mikhael A. Grachev, (Eds.): Biosilica in Evolution, Morphogenesis, and Nanobiotechnology: Case Study Lake Baikal

Springer, 2009, Hardcover, xxii+421 p. 193 illustrations, 81 in colour, ISBN: 978-3-540-88551-1, £171.00

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Patwardhan, S.V. Werner E. G. Müller and Mikhael A. Grachev, (Eds.): Biosilica in Evolution, Morphogenesis, and Nanobiotechnology: Case Study Lake Baikal . Silicon 4, 85–88 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-010-9049-4

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