Hi Jeffrey, this is a repeat of my previous msg that got garbled by remote electronic demons: I'm a bit bemused by your recent posts concerning the state of funding for "pure" medical research. This won't help a bit, but might be interesting to hear that the problem is an old one. It was attacked (but not solved) 70 years ago by Sinclair "Red" Lewis in his classic novel, "Arrowsmith". Its literary style is a bit crude, but it contains numerous striking parallels to today's situation. Read again, just for fun. Cheers, Joe J. R. Bruman (818) 789-3694 3527 Cody Road Sherman Oaks CA 91403