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Moscow's mourning of the death of Sakharov Is understandable, but Sakharov's life has touched all of us in ways that the international research community dares not forget.
The Japanese consume enormous amounts of drugs on prescription, some of which are not legally available elsewhere in the world. The reason is a defective national system for drug approval and dispensing.
The idea that those who wish to contribute to the scientific literature should first satisfy preconditions sends shivers down the spine: are there compromises to be worked out?
