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The "Phylogeny" of Scientific Life.
OK, PZ, Grrlscientist, and John have
Jobs, News and Views for All of Higher Education - Inside Higher Ed :: Early (Encouraging) Data on Early Colleges
Stopping atoms A "coil-gun" method for slowing atomic beams without lasers, from the Raizen group at Texas

96-98% D_2SO_4, 99.5 atom-% D, is 100g/$(US)119 from Aldrich. If they really knew how to have a good time they'd be sonoluminescing with a high pressure/high temperature/persistence payoff.

"The instruments cited in his papers did not exist in the department "

In their defense, how can peer reviewers be expected to know who has picked up which toy when?

Not only did I not check that with the last paper I reviewed, but I don't even know how I would check it.