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SIR,—II is the policy of learned societies to refer manuscripts for the opinion of expert and anony- mous referees, when considering material for publi- cation. Had Mr. Fairlie's article been subjected to the same screening procedure, I have little doubt of its fate. To repeat, since this debate is beginning to weary all of us : a competent 'Dr. Braindrain' dis- charges two responsibilities, research and teaching. Wherever he finds work, a diligent scientist must con- tinue to make his research contribution; in this sense he cannot be lost, as Mr. Fairlie points out. However, the emigration of a teacher is a problem. A good teacher influences many lives, not least by arousing the enthusiasm of future generations. A good teacher must have his students around him. Research will reach a wide audience through immediate publication.
Mr. Fairlie is happy to see research absorbed by the big American institutions. I hope he has also thought that many teaching skills must also be absorbed as well. I wonder?
ALAN R. KING
Department of Experimental NeuropharmacologY, The Medical School, Birmingham 15 ,
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