Methods and reagents. Bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts--a status report.

Methods and reagents is a unique monthly column that highlights current discussions in the newsgroup bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts, available on the Internet. In this, the closing article for the Methods and reagents monthly column, I discuss how the methods group has evolved since the onset of this experimental monthly column, and try to relate its past and present condition to future improvements. For details on how to join the discussions on bionet, see the accompanying box.