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The new US president has signalled how he would have spent money if there were more of it, and has singled out public education. The academic community should see that the message is amplified.
What seems to be the pulsating star left by the supernova whose explosion was observed two years ago has surprised everybody and could, if confirmed, stand theory on its head.
A service is now available for analysing 2-dimensional gels and comparing them to existing databases, broadening the number of laboratories which can study protein expression using the technique.
Programs for analysing chaos, keeping track of species density, word-processing mathematical expressions and teaching protein purification techniques are among this week's offerings.