... interest in it.Science writers and editors needn’t start off knowingmuch science. Some of the best of them do, but some of thebest of them don’t. They must, though, be able to learn sci-ence, be eager ... one way or theother, sitting beside her at her desk, the manuscript on thesliding desk tray between us, I learned.I can attest to the wisdom of the writerly injunctionsyou’ll find in these pages ... bestow just thesorts of insights you’ll find in the pages of this book. I speaknow not of such matters of common sense and good profes-sional practice as double-checking names, though thesecount,...