# Life at the Interface of Particle Physics and String Theory

@article{Schellekens2013LifeAT,
title={Life at the Interface of Particle Physics and String Theory},
journal={Reviews of Modern Physics},
year={2013},
volume={85},
pages={1491-1540}
}
This work has been partially supported by funding of the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad, Research Project FIS2012-38816, and by the Project CONSOLIDER-INGENIO 2010, Programme CPAN (CSD2007-00042).

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