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There's much more to be said it seems, but I'll let others do it.-- T. Anthony ( talk) 12:12, 13 April 2008 (UTC) reply

I have cited a blog for this since it is the blog of the Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester. What it describes sounds very authentic and a suitable source. I have added this note as suggested by a notice that appeared when I added details of this source to the article. -- MerielGJones ( talk) 19:18, 29 September 2020 (UTC) reply