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- ↑ Nobel Prize Press Release, 2 October 2006, Accessed 16/11/2012.
- ↑ Thomas Tuschl, Ph.D. Awards
- ↑ Thomas Tuschl receives Max-Delbrück-Medal Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
