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Since 1980, volcanologists have confronted more volcanic crises than any time since the Mont Pelee catastrophe in 1902. Good science alone will not do the job of reducing volcano risk.
This week's excitement over a report suggesting a genetic basis for homosexuality has been overdone, suggesting that there is a long way to go before public understanding is enlightened.
Among this week's tools for separation – a modular capillary electrophoresis system with in-built autosampler, chromatography data systems, and columns for chiral separations and the separation.