ABSTRACT
The"worldclass"scientistismuchmoreinterestedinthe reliabilityandqualityoftheelectricalpower,orthehumidificationcontrols,vibrationisolation,andthepresenceof electromagneticinterferencesthaninhisowncreaturecomforts.course,itispossibletoprovideboth,butprioritiesareclearlyinfavoroftheenvironmentalfactorsaffecting equipmentperformance.Thistrendwilllikelycontinue.By maintainingclean,sterileenvironmentalconditions,externalinfluenceswhichcancontaminatemicrobiological studiesarereduced.Clean,constanttemperatureandhumidityconditionsareoftenverydesirabletomaintainboth fragilelifeformswithcompromisedimmunesystemsand thesoundoperationofextremelysensitiveanddelicate equipmentcapableofmeasuringpartsperbillioninsubmoleculecomponents.
