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Research & Updates
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September 2016
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Dr. Adam Marblestone, MIT Synthetic Neurobiology Group and MIT Media Lab, and Dr. Eric Drexler, Future of Humanity Institute and Oxford Martin School
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September 01, 2016
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Scientific Research
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May 2016
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Professor Shirley Tilghman, Co-Founder, Rescuing Biomedical Research, and President Emerita/Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University
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May 19, 2016
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Scientific Research
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May 2016
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Science Magazine: Grassroots Future of Research group makes it official
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May 04, 2016
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Scientific Research
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April 2016
January 2016
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Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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January 21, 2016
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Scientific Research
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January 2016
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Arti Rai, Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law, Duke University, and Co-Director, Duke Law Center for Innovation Policy
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January 06, 2016
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Scientific Research
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December 2015
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Thoughts on 3-bromopyruvate as a Potential Cancer Treatment by Chris Somerville, Scientific Advisor, Open Philanthropy Project and Philomathia Professor of Alternative Energy and EBI Director, University of California, Berkeley
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December 29, 2015
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Scientific Research
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December 2015
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Valerie Mizrahi, Director, Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
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December 16, 2015
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Scientific Research
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December 2015
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Dr. Bavesh Kana, Senior Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand
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December 16, 2015
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Scientific Research
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December 2015
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Animal Product Alternatives
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December 13, 2015
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Scientific Research
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December 2015
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Informal Writeup on DRACOs as Potential Antiviral Treatment
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December 10, 2015
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Scientific Research
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November 2015
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Robert Heimer, Professor of Epidemiology and of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine
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November 16, 2015
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Scientific Research
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September 2015
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Differential Technological Development: Some Early Thinking
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September 30, 2015
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Scientific Research
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June 2015
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Angela Geiger, Chief Strategy Officer, Alzheimer’s Association, and Dr. Dean Hartley, Director of Science Initiatives, Alzheimer’s Association
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June 23, 2015
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Scientific Research
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June 2015
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Diana Shineman, Director for Scientific Affairs, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation
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June 08, 2015
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Scientific Research
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May 2015
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Our Updated Agenda for Science Philanthropy
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May 06, 2015
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Scientific Research
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May 2015
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David Holtzman, Andrew B. and Gretchen P. Jones Prof. and Chairman of Neurology; Prof. of Developmental Biology; and Associate Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
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May 01, 2015
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Scientific Research
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April 2015
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Bruce Miller, A.W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished Professor of Neurology, University of California at San Francisco
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April 28, 2015
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Scientific Research
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April 2015
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Science Policy and Infrastructure
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April 21, 2015
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Scientific Research
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April 2015
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Breakthrough Fundamental Science
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April 14, 2015
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Scientific Research
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April 2015
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Translational Science and the “Valley of Death”
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April 09, 2015
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Scientific Research
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March 2015
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Investigating Neglected Goals in Scientific Research
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March 26, 2015
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Scientific Research
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March 2015
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Dena Dubal, Assistant Professor of Neurology and David Coulter Endowed Chair in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease at the University of California, San Francisco
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March 10, 2015
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Scientific Research
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March 2015
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Anna Upton, PhD, Director Biology, TB Alliance; Kari Frame, Senior Manager, Resource Mobilization, TB Alliance; Willo Brock, Senior Vice President, External Affairs, TB Alliance; Nader Fotouhi, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer, TB Alliance
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March 04, 2015
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Scientific Research
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February 2015
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The Path to Biomedical Progress
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February 27, 2015
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Scientific Research
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February 2015
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Melanie Smith, PhD in biophysics, MD Candidate, University of California, San Francisco; Scientific Advisor, Open Philanthropy Project
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February 17, 2015
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Scientific Research
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February 2015
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David Russell, William Kaplan Professor of Infection Biology, Cornell University College of Veterinary Science
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February 03, 2015
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Scientific Research
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January 2015
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Christine Sizemore, Section Chief, Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Other Microbial Diseases Section, National Institutes of Health
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January 29, 2015
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Scientific Research
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August 2014
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Micah Manary, MD/PhD Student, University of California, San Diego and scientific advisor to GiveWell
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August 29, 2014
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Global Health & Development
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July 2014
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Anna Bershteyn, Institute for Disease Modeling
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July 17, 2014
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Global Health & Development
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April 2014
April 2014
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Dr. Neal Lane, – Senior Fellow in Science and Technology Policy, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and Malcolm Gillis University Professor , Rice University,
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April 16, 2014
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Scientific Research
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March 2014
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Dr. Arthur Bienenstock, Professor Emeritus, Stanford University
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March 17, 2014
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Scientific Research
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February 2014
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Jeff Settleman, Michael Fischbach, Adam Marblestone
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February 28, 2014
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Scientific Research
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January 2014
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Dr. Bruce Alberts, Professor of Biochemistry, University of California, San Francisco; former President, National Academy of Sciences
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January 29, 2014
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Scientific Research
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January 2014
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Returns to Life Sciences Funding
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January 15, 2014
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Scientific Research
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January 2014
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Exploring Life Sciences Funding
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January 07, 2014
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Scientific Research
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December 2013
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Scientific Research Funding
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December 26, 2013
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Scientific Research
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September 2013
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Tomas Philipson, Daniel Levin Professor of Public Policy, University of Chicago
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September 04, 2013
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Scientific Research
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July 2013
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Allan Coukell, Brian Hill, and Nicole Mahoney, The Pew Charitable Trusts
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July 17, 2013
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Scientific Research
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July 2013
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Our Landscape of the Open Science Community
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July 11, 2013
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Scientific Research
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June 2013
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Audrey Singer, Senior Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program
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June 25, 2013
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Scientific Research
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June 2013
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Carolyn Bruzdzinski, Chief Mission Delivery Officer, California Division of the American Cancer Society
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June 19, 2013
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Scientific Research
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June 2013
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Dr. Steve Solomon and Dr. Jean Patel, Office of Antimicrobial Resistance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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June 18, 2013
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Scientific Research
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June 2013
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Kevin Moses, Director of Science Funding, Wellcome Trust
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June 07, 2013
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Scientific Research
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June 2013
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Robert Tjian, President, and Cheryl Moore, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, HHMI
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June 03, 2013
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Scientific Research
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May 2013
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Maryann Martone, Executive Director, Force11,
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May 30, 2013
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Scientific Research
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May 2013
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Mark Lim, Program Manager, Medical Research Innovation, FasterCures
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May 30, 2013
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Scientific Research
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May 2013
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Kevin Dolby, Evaluation Adviser, Wellcome Trust
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May 24, 2013
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Scientific Research
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May 2013