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References and Acknowledgements

I am very fortunate to have had lots of help and support during this project. Many thanks in particular to Dr Simon Milling, Professor Kevin O'Dell and Dr Pasquale Maffia from the School of Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow as well as Claire Daniel and all of the staff in the University of Glasgow Archives. 

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2015 By Emily Jane Black

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