Dear colleagues on the ACB mailbase. I am the proud possessor of ONC HNC, Fellowship of the IBMS (by examination) and an MSc in Chemical Analysis. Do any (or none) of those qualify me as a "scientist"? Best wishes, Chris Royle, Laboratory Manager Clinical Biochemistry / Haematology Department Royal Brompton Hospital LONDON SW3 6NP tel 0171 351 8413 fax 0171 351 8416 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%