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Membrane-active peptides, IUPAB/EBSA symposium, Edinburgh

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Durham, UK

    John M. Sanderson

  2. School of Chemistry, Bio21 Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3010, Australia

    Frances Separovic

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This article is part of a Special Issue on the ‘IUPAB Edinburgh Congress’ edited by Damien Hall.

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Sanderson, J.M., Separovic, F. Membrane-active peptides, IUPAB/EBSA symposium, Edinburgh. Biophys Rev 9, 283–284 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-017-0307-1

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