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Some disclosures that might be relevant to what I write about:
1. I am involved with the Public Library of Science in multiple ways, and my brother was a co-founder. I receive no money from them (although in theory I can get compensated for expenses).
2. My wife worked for Mendel Biotechnology many years ago and we still own a small amount of their stock.
3. I make some money from sales of my Evolution textbook.
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