But those who know her well told me that she never really thought that was going to occur.

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One well-informed scientist told me that she thought the committee member who resigned did so in disgust at the weight given to the Hardell studies.

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"I remember that day very well, " Dr Rosana - as she is fondly known in the hospital - told me in a stiflingly hot ward.

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We talked for a while in her living room and then she told me she wanted to show me something in her backyard, which is well gardened and is filled with the soothing clang of wind chimes.

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