Portal talk:Science/Intro

1st PP

1st PP: "methodological" naturalism seems redundant. 2nd PP: "biased" observational studies; Remove the charged term "biased." Besides, observational studies belong in the social science section and we're not talking about the non-experimental anthropological approach yet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SideJob (talk • contribs) 02:49, 4 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm astounded at the amount of vandalism this page receives. It seems to be far out of proportion to that received by other pages. How ironic that the vandals' expression of their dislike for science requires the use of computers and the Internet.

Wikiant 20:27, 27 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

There is no wikilink from the portal 'Science' to the article 'Science'. I tried to insert the link, but it seems not to work on the portal page. Donar Reiskoffer 12:43, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You may need to purge your cache to see changes made to the portal boxes. A purge link is located at the lower right-hand side of the portal.--cj | talk 15:31, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

A request for editing: I would like to see the words "basic science" in paranthesis after pure science because that is another commonly used name for science that is done without applications in mind. Tommmorse 02:56, 21 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The comma after the word "therefore" in the second sentence of the second paragraph needs to be removed.

 Science therefore, rejects supernatural explanations and arguments from authority.

That sentence should be

 Science therefore rejects supernatural explanations and arguments from authority.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by RAC e CA12 (talk • contribs) 02:57, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from Rushing5, 10 May 2011

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science rules Rushing5 (talk) 00:08, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Perhaps it does, but this does not appear to be a serious request to change the Portal section in question. Qwyrxian (talk) 05:26, 10 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request from , 13 November 2011

WOW IT IS SUCH A WONDERFUL DAY DONT U THINK U BIG FAT MEANY' — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chim1111 (talk • contribs) 17:40, 13 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Reformatted the intro subpage

Updated intro text with current text from WP:LEAD from main article, Science.
Added randomized intro image selection, for increased dynamism for the main portal page, with all free use images taken from main article, Science.
Listed (no-transcluded) link to this intro image subpage on the intro page, at Portal:Science/Intro/Image.
Kept the prior 3 paragraph format.
Kept the prior language link.
Added categorization of the intro subpage to Category:Science portal.

Cheers, — Cirt (talk) 04:05, 17 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 15 January 2013

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I want to add how Rachel Carson is a lesbian and she didnt do shit as a scientist. 170.24.128.239 (talk) 13:33, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Absolutely no evidence provided of assertations provided. 78.26 (I'm no IP, talk to me!) 18:36, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 9 June 2017

Chromatography in Forensic science

1. Introduction: Chromatography is used widely in forensic. For example , blood analysis from a crime scene , fiber analysis of body fluids , the presence of forbidden drugs and is also used at airports to detect explosive residue.1

There are many types of chromatography currently used in forensic science: high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC MS) and gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS).

2. Chromatography application in forensic science:

2.1 LCMS in forensic science: Drug of abuse LC-MS is favored over the other techniques for drug analysis, because it can identify polar and nonvolatile compounds without the need of derivatization which considered a time consuming process in the case of GC-MS.2 Nowadays, many drugs classes are analyzed using HPLC-MS including opiate, synthetic opioids, amphetamines, cocaine and metabolites, cannabinoids, hallucinogens and benzodiazepine derivatives..2 For the identification of illicit drugs, matrices investigated are required such as plasma and urine, but in these days oral fluid is used because it is more convenient, rapid, doesn’t need special equipment, and the procedure will be under control, thus the adulteration will be reduced. LC-MS is used for detection of MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxy methamphetamine), MDA (3, 4-methylenedioxethylamphetamine), amphetamine, methamphetamine and ephedrine by using plasma or oral fluid. 50 µL of plasma or oral fluid are required to have limits of detection of 2 µL and rapid sample preparation, after that, LC-MS analysis will be professional.2

2.2GC/MS in forensic science Many samples can be vaporized for GC– MS, other samples are better dissolved in a solvent and examined using LC–MS. However, GC–MS is preferred when quick screening is required because the gaseous phase in the column separate faster than liquid. Applications of GC-MS in forensic include drug detection, fire investigation, environmental analysis, explosives investigation, and identification of unknown samples.

Forensic toxicology is the branch of forensic science that seeks to identify and quantify the presence of poisons primarily in the human body. Samples examined for toxicological purposes can include blood, urine, various other biological fluids, hair, nails and other tissues. Toxicological investigations are typically carried out in forensic laboratories under the jurisdiction of government agencies. Spare Agents screened in a toxicological assay can include carbon monoxide, cyanide, heavy metals, ethanol, methanol , huffing agents, drugs of abuse and other controlled substances such as prescription drugs, as well as a host of poisonous industrial and household chemicals. A negative result eliminates the need for further testing while a positive result must be confirmed by a more rigorous analysis based on a chemical principle different from the initial screen. The confirmation requirement helps eliminate false positives resulting from defects in test materials or the possibility that a non-target substance has produced a positive response. 3

</ref> References:

1. K. Lee Lerner , Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, Eds,World of Forensic Science, United States of America,2006

2. G. De Boeck, M. Wood and N. Samyn, National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology, Brussels, Belgium, 2Micromass UK Limited, Wythenshawe, UK.November 2002

3. K. Sahil, B. Prashant , M. Akanksha , S.Premjeet , R.Devashish, International Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biological Archives ,2011; 2(6):1544-1560

Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2017

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Hi, The picture that shows up on the portal page is inappropriate. Absence of protective gear, goggles in this case, should not be presented as an "okay to do" laboratory practice. I am sure a better picture can be chosen for this page. Mkadird (talk) 01:07, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: this is the talk page for discussing improvements to the page Portal:Science/Intro. Please make your request at the talk page for the article concerned. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 02:13, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done @Mkadird: I have updated Portal:Science/Intro/4 to display a laboratory worker wearing goggles. -- John of Reading (talk) 04:44, 3 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]