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Cronin, J., Reisse, J. (2005). Chirality and the Origin of Homochirality. In: Gargaud, M., Barbier, B., Martin, H., Reisse, J. (eds) Lectures in Astrobiology. Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10913406_14

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