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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Martin Chalfie-press conference Dec 07th, 2008-4.jpg — Prolineserver ( talk ), GFDL 1.2.","cite":"\"Martin Chalfie\". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/martin-chalfie. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-30T07:57:42Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/martin-chalfie","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/martin-chalfie","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/martin-chalfie?lang=ne"}}