tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post7046142198479080954..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: CRISPR Technology: Palindromic AHA!Word Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-60737485346901541022016-08-31T17:32:30.676-06:002016-08-31T17:32:30.676-06:00New post on "One-Syllable State of Maine Rock...New post on "One-Syllable State of Maine Rocks: Underappreciated Silurian Age Stones" is now up.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-86633990512461666862016-08-30T15:31:33.695-06:002016-08-30T15:31:33.695-06:00Listening to Ella's version of "Somewhere...Listening to Ella's version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," -- very well-played, indeed, Paul.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-78734953040750446742016-08-30T15:18:36.363-06:002016-08-30T15:18:36.363-06:00From what I understand, he went out singing Over t...From what I understand, he went out singing <i>Over the Rainbow</i>. Well played.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-65759157412478799832016-08-29T20:03:50.459-06:002016-08-29T20:03:50.459-06:00Brilliant actor. Sorry, Gene.
Did not know any ...Brilliant actor. Sorry, Gene. <br /><br />Did not know any of his back story. . .Always enjoyed Gilda, the actress/comedienne (?)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-10575158676861693472016-08-29T19:53:50.117-06:002016-08-29T19:53:50.117-06:00Wilder would have disagreed. Made a point of insi...Wilder would have disagreed. Made a point of insisting he was an actor, not a clown.<br /><br />I liked the characters he played. But who knows what the real man was like? Two divorces and an affair with a married woman (Radner) suggest he may not have been quite as lovable as his on-screen personae, but who am I to judge?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-62670484694052977062016-08-29T19:43:08.519-06:002016-08-29T19:43:08.519-06:00Beat me to it with the Gene Wilder reference. What...Beat me to it with the Gene Wilder reference. What a brilliant comedian!<br /><br />It's alive with lightning. It's dead with lightning. . .<br />Which is it?<br /><br />I'd wrote this elsewhere but I am tired of all the loading. . .I thought the result was completely elegant. Getting there, not so much--IT was the destination, not the journey on this one. How did no one among us come upon this previously?!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-14258373512079672362016-08-29T19:36:23.510-06:002016-08-29T19:36:23.510-06:00And, no, that wasn't a Gene Wilder reference.And, no, that wasn't a Gene Wilder reference.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-28868092044603421502016-08-29T19:35:42.192-06:002016-08-29T19:35:42.192-06:00Speaking of cross-whatever, what if you used CRISP...Speaking of cross-whatever, what if you used CRISPR/Cas9 to create a cross between reindeer and lemmings? (Aren't lemmings also from Norway?) Or, just built a hybrid out of parts of roadkill, and arranged for it to be struck by lightning? IT'S ALIVE! OOPS!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-46908195051113048702016-08-29T19:30:18.084-06:002016-08-29T19:30:18.084-06:00Honestly, no.Honestly, no.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-21390222449174648792016-08-29T19:18:35.757-06:002016-08-29T19:18:35.757-06:00More cross-pollination?
A sad sight, indeed!More cross-pollination?<br /><br />A sad sight, indeed!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-30724873425530281062016-08-29T18:50:11.453-06:002016-08-29T18:50:11.453-06:00I blame whoever it was who thought to give them na...<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/world/europe/hardangervidda-norway-lightning-reindeer.html" rel="nofollow">I blame whoever it was who thought to give them names like "Donner" and "Blitzen".</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-34579636032081719572016-08-26T20:28:17.173-06:002016-08-26T20:28:17.173-06:00Cool. Enjoyed Dr. Doudna's TED TALK.Cool. Enjoyed Dr. Doudna's <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_doudna_we_can_now_edit_our_dna_but_let_s_do_it_wisely" rel="nofollow">TED TALK</a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-25723992715228938822016-08-26T11:59:21.202-06:002016-08-26T11:59:21.202-06:00CRISPR is this decade's PCR, i.e., the definin...CRISPR is this decade's PCR, i.e., the defining bioscience innovation. My niece at Berkeley was lucky to get into a course with Jennifer Doudna.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-80860562820387698372016-08-26T06:09:32.881-06:002016-08-26T06:09:32.881-06:00I liked the piano analogy, too, Lego.
I am enjo...I liked the piano analogy, too, Lego. <br /><br />I am enjoying the image of you cutting the cheese ;-).<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-26151936968677605202016-08-25T22:11:40.277-06:002016-08-25T22:11:40.277-06:00Dr. Weissman's piano/genome metaphor was very ...Dr. Weissman's piano/genome metaphor was very helpful to me.<br /><br />The image of the scissors cutting the DNA helix reminds me of cutting a Mobius strip into one! Or into two looped strips if you do the "thirdsies" cut.<br /><br />The Swiss Army knife images peripherally pertain to one of tomorrow morning's Puzzleria! puzzles, the "Service With A Smirk Appetizer."<br /><br />LegoWhoUsesHisSwissArmyKnifeToCutAdditionalHolesIntoHisSwissCheese<br /><br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.com