Nicholas Wade received a BA in naturalsciences from King s College, Cambridge. He was thedeputy editor of"Nature"magazine in London and thenbecame that journal s Washington correspondent. Hejoined"Science"magazine in Washington as a reporter andlater moved to"The New York Times", where he has beenan editorial writer, concentrating on issues of defense, space, science, medicine, technology, genetics, molecularbiology, the environment, and public policy, a sciencereporter, and a science editor.