“Truth be told I was supposed to be designing wedding jewelry because there is a good market for it, but I was bored to tears by wedding research. The lurid history of absinthe was far more creatively stimulating.” (via Chrysalis sterling silver and moonstone absinthe spoon by Raineysmith)
He used a new vector made from a human immunodeficiency virus from which the genome had been removed, leaving only HIV’s cell-penetrating shell. Inside this he put the new ABCD1 gene, and a string of DNA that helps it fuse with target chromosomes.
Having bred the notoriously difficult-to-breed species three years in a row… (via ZooBorns: Perth’s Uggly Puggle Babies) (file under: “an ugly breeder”)
“…what with texting and e-mail and all the distractions of modern life, I mean nobody really sets aside the time anymore for a good, old-fashioned chat…” (via The Strong, Stuffed Silent Type)
Rapid response team, eh? I’m imagining a band of men wearing pink berets, repelling onto cell towers out of a helicopter piloted by Catherine Zeta Jones.
Carly Fiorina, who was pushed out of her job at HP by the company’s board in 2005 amid widespread unhappiness with her performance, has finally found a new job to apply for…
Consider the masters’ description of awakened existence, how seemingly simple: Hungry, I eat; sleepy, I sleep. Is this choosing completely, or not at all?