A new way to look at DIS

We discuss inclusive scattering of electrons from composite systems. In particular, we consider the examples of quasi-elastic electron-nucleus scattering and deep-inelastic electron-nucleon scattering, DIS, processes that have much in common. The study of DIS in a way analogous to past studies of quasi-elastic scattering provides new insight, in particular in what concerns the role of final-state interaction and the importance of binding of the constituents.