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Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )
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Clark, Graeme Milbourne (1935 - )
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<p>John Furness and Graeme Clark were co-authors.</p>
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The University of Melbourne (1853 - )
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<p>Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology 1990 -</p>
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