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Orly Alter

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli-american physicist and research associate professor in the field of bioengineering and human genetics”. Today it says “israeli-american physicist”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Early life and education”.
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Comment: The subject's own publications can not be used as sources for an article about himself. His profile on institutions are only acceptable if there are other sources that already demonstrate the subject's notability, which it currently has none. Please make sure to include several non-trivial coverage from independent and trustworthy sources to prove that the subject meets WP:NACADEMIC or WP:NBIO , and make sure to address the concern brought up by the previous comment as well. Tutwakhamoe ( talk ) 02:07, 10 July 2023 (UTC) Comment: Please ensure all statements are sourced, including the date of birth, and see also WP:COI . Greenman ( talk ) 06:59, 10 April 2023 (UTC) Biography of Orly Alter, physicist and geneticist Orly Alter (born April 12, 1964) is an Israeli-American physicist and research associate professor in the field of bioengineering and human genetics . She has published several papers about her research in genomic signal processing and bladder and brain cancers. She is a professor at the University of Utah .1

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli-american physicist and research associate professor in the field of bioengineering and human genetics”. Today it says “israeli-american physicist”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Early life and education”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli-american physicist and research associate professor in the field of bioengineering and human genetics

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israeli-american physicist

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Present on October 6, 2023, absent today, with no near-matching heading in the current article and the article shorter overall, so this is not a renamed heading or a topic absorbed into a fuller treatment. 1 section of 400 characters or more gone since October 6 2023, with the article 2,856 characters shorter.

  • Early life and education
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