I feel like we need to take a break for a little bit - say, about a month.  Does that sound okay to you?  I'm still thrilled with our relationship, understand, it's just that I need a little breathing space, and also some time to stop thinking "but there are no p-values!" about everything else I read.  And also to recover from the pain that is ( Read more... )

A mimulus plant in distress
Makes pigments that help it survive:
While boo mutants die under stress,
The wild-type pinks tend to thrive.

In other news: still loving my department LIKE YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE.  Okay.  :D

With due thanks to glaikery .

If a strain, become resistant,
Transfers to a drug-free plate
Some cells will remain consistent,
Others lose their new update.

A flagellum is a nice device:
It makes your movements more precise,
And if you grow in Petri dishes
It helps you to fulfill your wishes.
But if you are a test tube cell,
Without one you will do quite well!

There was an Italian called Luria,
Whose cultures made him a worrier.
In order to know
When they started to grow,
He looked for the ones that were furrier.

Relatedly, the Luria-Delbrück experiment is AWESOME.

It's Isaac's fault, as usual, but if it doesn't make any sense, you may want to look here. (Actually, look there even if it makes perfect sense, because EPIC WIN.)  And if it does make perfect sense, seek help immediately.

The ground is shaking beneath the werebear,
The sky cracked wide open, swallowed in flames,
The enemy's defenses torn to shreds,
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So,
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