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    Since
      Berkeley Lab launched one of the world's first 250 websites in 1993, we
      have been intent on using the Web to close the communication gap between
      scientists and the public.  The American public pays for the research
      at this national laboratory. Science
      Beat helps us tell you what we are doing, allowing us to deliver
      the intellectual fruits that your tax dollars have made possible. 
       Science Beat can be described as scientific news for those who
      want to know but don't speak the language.  The information online
      here has been translated and interpreted by writers Lynn Yarris, Paul
      Preuss,  Allan Chen, and Jon Bashor from our Public
      Information Department. Many of the photos
      are by Lab photographer Roy Kaltschmidt (and are available in
      high-resolution format to qualified members of the media). 
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