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1 beginning professor. 2 In 1974 I was invited to study in Wales in 3 the United Kingdom under a professor by the name of 4 Wagner, J.C. Wagner, and he is the individual who 5 actually discovered the association between asbestos 6 exposure and mesothelioma, cancer of the outer lining 7 of the lung, which I guess we will talk about. 8 Q Yes. 9 A So in 1974 I learned from him how you can 10 use animals as models to teach us about human 11 disease. 12 You can't do experiments on people, so we 13 have to develop animal models that tell us about the 14 disease process, and that is where I learned that 15 understanding. 16 Q And how long did you spend with Dr. Wagner 17 in that area? 18 A I was there for about eight weeks, through 19 most of a summer. 20 Q And as a result of your learning process of 21 the teaching models or, excuse me, the experimental Page 703