authorship/ethical question

[Rae Nishi]

The first author should know enough about the work to be able to defend
the intellectual aspects of the paper publicly.  Just being a 'grunt'
is not good enough. Most undergrads would be thrilled to be a co-author
on a paper.  I vote for you, John, boss.
  
Rae Nishi, PhD
Associate Professor
Dept. Cell & Developmental Biology
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland Oregon 97201
**that's Orygun, NOT Ora-Gone**