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Aileen, In many spheres there is a general trend towards the medicine and the life sciences - the media included. It maybe just a fashion, and I share your concern, but we are entering a scientific era in which genetics and neuroscience are the new big areas of major scientific and technological advance, the so-called 'age of the brain [and body]'. What you observe may just reflect this. Funding is a problem in general for all of us. Unfortunately I am restricted to effectively doing H of S as a hobby - I have to rely on the charity of COPUS and industry (and most grateful I am too). I would love to do more, but ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Colin Axon, [log in to unmask] Department of Chemical Engineering, Claverton Down, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY. Telephone: +44 1225 323248 UK Fax: +44 1225 826894 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%