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Negron-Mendoza, A., Ramos-Bernal, S. (2004). The Role of Clays in the Origin of Life. In: Seckbach, J. (eds) Origins. Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2522-X_12

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