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Arnqvist, James Ashe, Anthony D. Barnosky, Nick H. Barton, Konrad Basler, Michael Bate, Peter B. Becker,
Peer Bork, Lon Cardon, James C. Carrington, Lars Chittka, Joanne Chory, Jeffrey Dangl, Frans B. M. de
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Gordon Egwang, Jonathan A. Eisen, Steve Elledge, Steve P. Ellner, Michael Emerman, Manfred Fahle,
Susan M. Gasser, Mikhail S. Gelfand, Richard A. Gibbs, Margaret A. Goodell, Douglas R. Green, Bryan T.
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Michel Loreau, Georgina M. Mace, Philippa Marrack, Alfonso Martinez Arias, Rowena G. Matthews, Markus
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Eric Nestler, Mohamed A. F. Noor, Roel Nusse, Steve O’Rahilly, Svante Pääbo, Nipam Patel, David
Pellman, David Penny, Carlos Peres, Gregory A. Petsko, Lennart Philipson, Dietmar Plenz, Hidde L.
Ploegh, Walt V. Reid, Callum Roberts, Richard J. Roberts, Sarah Rowland-Jones, Gerry M. Rubin, Mick D.
Rugg, Ueli Schibler, Manfred Schliwa, David S. Schneider, Matthew P. Scott, Idan Segev, Ben Sheldon,
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