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A new version of the old assertion that science affronts human dignity, published in Britain as a book, may herald an assault on basic science and its sources of support.
That science has become more difficult for nonspecialists to understand is a truth universally acknowledged. Here is a measure of the extent of the process.
Faint ripples in the cosmological microwave background, revealed by NASA's COBE satellite, were the seeds in the Big Bang that eventually became large-scale structures in the Universe.
Over 900 exhibitors will be represented at Analytica '92, the 13th International Trade Fair for Biochemical and Instrumental Analysis to be held next week in Munich, Germany.
In spite of "the recession, there is still room in computing for recruits with practical minds and an interesting background. Working in the vacation will pay off.
