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A Probable Free-Radical Mechanism For Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation

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BAUER, N. A Probable Free-Radical Mechanism For Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation. Nature 188, 471–473 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/188471a0

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