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An ill-considered library cut proposed last week would devastate an irreplaceable resource for the Earth sciences and for related industries, and should be vigorously opposed.
US government proposals for maintaining competence in nuclear weapons while observing a test ban have serious flaws. An approach based on remanufacturing proven weapons when necessary offers significant advantages.
An understanding is emerging of the powerful changes that have occurred in convection in the North Atlantic. That understanding provides pointers not only to the regional influence of such changes, but how they may bear on global shifts in climate.
Antibodies and assays are on review in this issue, including two human platelet antibodies, a benchtop antibody production system, several new peptide inhibitors and fluorogenic substrates for measuring apoptosis enzymes.
