In article <UN9ysBAJt9j1EwHz at rauko.demon.co.uk>, Marc Read
<Marc at rauko.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Bryan J. Maloney <bjm10 at cornell.edu> wrote:
> >I also consider Latin to
> >be useful for historians and antiquarians. It's dead. No natural
> >scientist needs it these days.
>> True... Greek is *far* more useful for understanding etymologies and
> nuances of words.
Haven't had to trace etymologies once in my decade of working at the
cutting edge of molecular biology, thank you very much. So, how many
vaccines have *you* helped design?
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