h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Great entry. I've been waiting for this.

There is a typo in there:

2'-deoxyribonucleic acid

You are missing one 's' deSoxy...

BTW... What about A708257 could it be included posthumously?

Thanks?

HELL

Is that a new convention? I've never seen it spelt like that.

As in the 2' position of ribose is deoxygenated.

That link would indeed be cool - unfortunately your article was finished afer mine so it wasn't possible before.

*nudges editors*

Woah!

Stop it! My fault, my fault...

Maybe my English just isn't good enough. In Portuguese, German, Italian, French, Spanish and whatnot there's an 'S' in there, so I thought it would be like that in English too. In fact, most of my English talks do have transparencies with the 'S' in it.... Maybe I've been writing it wrong the whole time.... Oopsey. Sooory.

Maybe I should check things first before I post something. I was sooo sure.

Sorry. Please excuse me...

HELL

I know English is not your first language so no worries

I was wondering whether there was an entry on pH. Great explanation I'll have to find something else to write about

Posted on this thread since there are a couple of other typos in one sentence that have been overlooked:
In Strength of Acidity and Basicity 2nd paragraph:
...much more that 0.1 moles/liter of pure acetic acid must be added
that > than ; liter > litre

Pimmsaloonie

Thanks. Probably a little late for shpelling corrections unless you fancy taking it down the update road

Its been done already (a quick post to Editorial Feedback did the job)

Oooh, so cunning you could brush your teeth with it.

Nice one