[Kirkwood]

"...what is probably the most prestigious scientific journal on the planet"

That is no longer true. It may have been true 20 or 30 years ago. The editors of Science (and also Nature) want scientists and the public to still believe that, but for any scientist who has been around for a while, they know that Science has become a seldom-read journal approaching throw-away status. Publishing in Science will often relegate your research article to immediate obscurity.

[alumleg]

"Science has become a seldom-read journal approaching throw-away status. Publishing in Science will often relegate your research article to immediate obscurity..."

This is total nonsense. I'm not going to take the time to debunk what you are saying here. Anybody reading this who is unaware of the status of the journal Science may I recommend you simply do a google on "prestigious journal Science" (use the quotes.) There are over 25,000 matches. Boy, some folks think you can just spout anything at all and it will be believed by the ignorant. What you wrote is a little like saying "well, people used to think diamonds were kinda cool, but now most folks just throw 'em away. Ya got any you'd like to get rid of??"