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 \title{Investigating the link between\\tRNA and mRNA abundance\\in mammals}
 \subject{This dissertation is submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy}
 \author{Konrad \second{Ludwig Moritz} Rudolph}
+\date{May 2015}
 \publishers{%
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