All creatures great and small

被引：34
作者：
Whitfield, J
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NATURE | 2001年 / 413卷 / 6854期
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10.1038/35096683
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
The living world is governed by laws based on fractal geometry and on the sizes of organisms, some scientists claim. John Whitfield looks at the debate surrounding a biological 'theory of everything'.
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页码：342 / 344
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