Anyone interested in taking part in the research can contact Professor Rees by email or by telephone on (0131) 536 2041.

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That brought him in contact with a finance professor who persuaded him to give up on his bagel idea.

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The minister stressed that she trusted her officials and insisted that it was "entirely appropriate" for her officials to be in contact with the author, Professor Marcus Longley.

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"The most important goal remains to locate the source of infection so that measures to minimise contact can be taken", said Prof Ian Jones, Professor of Virology, University of Reading.

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"Certainly we come in contact with bacteria all the time, " Renee Godard, lead author of the study and professor of biology and environmental studies at Hollins University, a private liberal arts college in Roanoke, Virginia.

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Professor Longley said that his "integrity has been smeared" following these allegations and insisted that contact with government officials was "appropriate" to ensure "we had the most accurate data".

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"There is a lot of member contact going on right now that isn't so obvious, " said Alan Lizotte, dean and professor at the State University of New York at Albany's School of Criminal Justice.

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Apple also called to the stand Ravin Balakrishnan, a computer scientist and professor, to discuss Apple's "bounce-back" patent, which covers when a contact list, photo or Web page bounces back into position after being dragged past their edge on the screen.

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