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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Edward Lawrie Tatum.jpg — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lawrie_Tatum, CC0.","cite":"\"Edward Tatum\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/edward-tatum. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T07:01:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-tatum","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-tatum","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-tatum?lang=ne"}}