From Scientific Curiosity to Public Enemy Number One in Six Short Months

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About the Authors

Neil A. Mabbott

* E-mail: neil.mabbott@roslin.ed.ac.uk

Affiliation The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

The author has declared that no competing interests exist.

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