About the Authors

Julia H. Downes

j.downes@reading.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Mark W. Hammond

Affiliations School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom, School of Chemistry, Food Biosciences and Pharmacy, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Dimitris Xydas

Affiliation School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Matthew C. Spencer

Affiliation School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Victor M. Becerra

Affiliation School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Kevin Warwick

Affiliation School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Ben J. Whalley

Affiliation School of Chemistry, Food Biosciences and Pharmacy, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Slawomir J. Nasuto

Affiliation School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: JHD MWH DX MCS BJW SJN. Wrote the paper: JHD. Conceived and designed the analysis of existing data: JHD BJW SJN. Edited the manuscript: JHD MWH DX MCS VMB KW BJW SJN.