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Taran, O., von Kiedrowski, G. (2014). Autocatalysis. In: Amils, R., et al. Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27833-4_138-3
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