Biosensors Made of Synthetic Functional Nucleic Acids Toward Better Human Health.

Anal Chem

Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences , McMaster University, Hamilton , Ontario , Canada , L8S 4K1.

Published: January 2020

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