X-Message-Number: 7710 From: Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 13:43:01 -0400 (EDT) Subject: "Hard Science"? Reality check. Date sent: 20-FEB-1997 13:23:18 Some people like to use the words "hard science". Yet, in order for a paper in life sciences to be published it has to be relevant, novel, and add knowledge to to the scientific field. The normal procedure in a lab is to repeat an experiment three times successfully. NOT SEQUENTIALLY. One could have many failures in between. Thus Visser's work may still be published. Do not through the baby out with the water. Chamberlain's observation on their video tape can be interpreted in more than one way: 1) The heart was partly frozen and partly virtrified. (non opaque area) 2) The heart was partly frozen and partly not frozen. If number one turns to be out true then she succeeded partly. J.C. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7710