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ACADEMIC LICENSE AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: This is a legally binding license and
agreement between you and your employer, educational institution or
organization (collectively, “Licensee”) and The Trustees of the University of
Pennsylvania ("Penn”) for “A Method to predict RNA G-Quadruplexes” (Penn Reference #26-11270) and related
documentation developed by Yoseph Barash and Farica Zhuang at the School of Medicine,
University of Pennsylvania (collectively, the "Product"). Your use of the
Product is subject to the terms and conditions set forth below. Please
carefully read the terms and conditions of this Copyright License Agreement
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