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The whens and wherefores of life

Nature volume 402, pages 723–724 (1999)Cite this article

A biological slant on the conundrum of our relationship with time.

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  1. the Department of Pathology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Medical School, 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, 60614, Illinois, USA

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Gonzalez-Crussi, F. The whens and wherefores of life. Nature 402, 723–724 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/45375

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