science at work: there be dragons

An important article has just come to my attention via dchud's bookmarks:

Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology
Volume 133, Issues 1-2 , 23 October 2002, Pages 3-10

doi:10.1016/S1569-9048(02)00129-5
Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

The pyrophysiology and sexuality of dragons

S. T. Georgy, J. G. Widdicombe and (with the assistance of V. Young)

Department of Physiology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK

Accepted 1 April 2002.  Available online 11 October 2002.

Abstract

To examine the means whereby dragons produce fire and steam, we have studied a related species, the desert-lizard Lacerta pyrophorus. ...

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Hmm, I really should add a Dragons category, don't you think?  The fact that this article isn't open access is really a crime against science.  Why is Elsevier impeding the progress of science?  Legitimate dracologists worldwide could benefit from this scholarship.