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The British government seems to be repenting its six years of meanness towards higher education, but the decay it engendered may by now be irreparable.
I.L.'s portion of the work was supported by the Industrial Associates of the Basin Modelling Group at the University of South Carolina. R.E.'s portion of the work was supported by the Office of Naval Research under contract N00014-78-C-0698.
Free trials for Finnpipettes, a gauge for cell aggregation and kits for chemical clean-ups round out this week's page. There are novel approaches to all kinds of laboratory needs.