Medical Hypotheses
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 6-22 , July 2001

Attempts to identify a control system for chemical reactivity in the living state using virtual energy

  • B.L. Reid

      Affiliations

    • Polartechnics Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • C. Bourke

      Affiliations

    • Anologue Wave Applications Pty Ltd, Hope Island, Qld, Australia

Received 11 August 2000 ,Accepted 17 January 2001.

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doi: 10.1054/mehy.2001.1298

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 6-22 , July 2001

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