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Events in Lithuania in the past few days signal the end of the Soviet Union as it has been for the past few years. Whatever becomes of it, it will remain a nuclear power on a grand scale.
There is a long way to go before the research community concerned with the behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere will win general acceptance of its message that global warming is serious. Less zeal and more guile would help.
A supernatant removal system, robotic liquid handlers to automate repetitive tasks in the laboratory and a software-assisted concentrator/filtrator—tools to ease liquid handling tasks.
