This is a recreation "tickling the dragon's tail," the procedure Slotin was demonstrating when the screwdriver slipped and released a fatal dosage of radiation. It shows the configuration of beryllium reflector shells prior to the criticality. United States Department of Energy, via Wikimedia Commons
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Scientists collected poop from two pandas at the Memphis Zoo (including Le Le, above) and investigated its microbial community. Candace Williams
