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About the Author

Dr Thomas Fink (Half Windsor) is a research fellow in the Department of Physics who usually works on protein folding optimisation theory. Dr Yong Mao (New Variant 7,2) is a research fellow at the Department of Physics who usually works on polymers and colloids. They both wear ties.