- Award ID(s):
- 1710761
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10180010
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Volume:
- 116
- Issue:
- 40
- ISSN:
- 0027-8424
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 19805 to 19814
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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