From: IN%"asgaard@Cor.sos.sll.se" "Asgaard" 6-DEC-1996 09:42:25.11
and a PCR biochemist hacking DNA doesn't know shit about immunology or molecular neurology. In bio-science there is a discipline which tries to put all such kinds of specialties into a broader understanding of the human/animal body and soul - it's called physiology, and is a declining field with chronic lack of funds; not much money in it. I'm sure there is a comparable discipline
While not a bio_chemist_, I am a molecular geneticist who has heavily used PCR in the past - and am interested in learning more about why particular "tweaks" work the way they do. I'm also probably more familiar with immunology and with molecular neurology (at least if you're meaning neuropsychopharmacology) than most scientists outside those fields - certainly more so than most people. There are still a few of us like that... and I'm Generation 3 in TCMay's terminology. BTW, I have taken physiology, and in its human physiology manifestation it's actually a growing field in the biomedical sciences area. Sure, a lot of people are overspecializing up the wazoo... but those of us who don't are getting more done. -Allen