tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post7250535508271206239..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: Tortoises, Putnisite, John Cleese, and Better Creativity Tools, According to SCIENCE!Word Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-38176906550643948002014-04-30T08:20:59.612-06:002014-04-30T08:20:59.612-06:00Diversity in Creativity: ask someone very differen...Diversity in Creativity: ask someone very different to join your group:<br /><br />http://creativityseminar.blogspot.com/2012/07/choose-someone-whos-different-diverse.html?m=1<br /><br />HairSoGold, could this be you? Or. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-48304168586515268202014-04-29T05:38:42.317-06:002014-04-29T05:38:42.317-06:00Welcome, HairSoGold! Hoping you are just refining ...Welcome, HairSoGold! Hoping you are just refining your comment. "The oily bird gets the worm" is not so funny any more or I might add that.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-38634692370265941072014-04-29T04:15:39.153-06:002014-04-29T04:15:39.153-06:00(guess it wasn't the just right time....)(guess it wasn't the just right time....)janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-32734539674979009482014-04-29T03:26:21.310-06:002014-04-29T03:26:21.310-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.HairSoGoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00118297072169799925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-57514043524684419342014-04-27T06:22:55.732-06:002014-04-27T06:22:55.732-06:00Paul, I am hoping you are not saying what I think ...Paul, I am hoping you are not saying what I think you are saying 'cos that would be a bit dis<i>arm</i>ing.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-83726987743683809192014-04-26T23:26:34.903-06:002014-04-26T23:26:34.903-06:00I'd have to advise consulting your mushroom fr...I'd have to advise consulting your mushroom friend.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-21475911133748098292014-04-26T22:31:36.205-06:002014-04-26T22:31:36.205-06:00And, frankly, breathing or anything else seems a v...And, frankly, breathing or anything else seems a valid question from here.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-49335330785285948462014-04-26T19:30:24.865-06:002014-04-26T19:30:24.865-06:00Paul, not quite the same...but, the heart surely? ...Paul, not quite the same...but, the heart surely? <br /><br />You needn't answer that. ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-84184014976611704992014-04-26T19:21:37.338-06:002014-04-26T19:21:37.338-06:00I've forgotten -- what did the elephant say to...I've forgotten -- what <i>did</i> the elephant say to the naked man?<br /><br />I've never had a body part named after me, but I've had the names of body parts used to refer to me on occasion. Not quite the same.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-70340391465433756702014-04-26T11:54:23.939-06:002014-04-26T11:54:23.939-06:00I recommend sticking with Ampulla.
But, I did lau...I recommend sticking with Ampulla.<br /><br />But, I did laugh.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-63048421317893975662014-04-26T11:48:39.917-06:002014-04-26T11:48:39.917-06:00What I'd really like to be remembered for is a...What I'd really like to be remembered for is a urological procedure: an autologous vibrissal transplant for treatment of minor urinary incontinence associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia. You see, as many men age, the prostate enlarges, making it difficult to fully empty the bladder, and sometimes resulting in dribbling, which causes odor, embarrassment, and laundry expense. The corrective surgery is straightforward: a single follicle is harvested from the patient's nares, and sutured onto the tip of the penis. After healing, the patient voids normally. But, just as the last drop is about to drip into his pants, the little nose hair goes SCHNORRRTTT, and sniffs it right back in.<br />janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-27552333803053844932014-04-26T11:09:32.609-06:002014-04-26T11:09:32.609-06:00Another case of amusing (to each other anyway) geo...Another case of amusing (to each other anyway) geologists' humor. Daffy pegs it well.<br /><br />The duck is long gone but Ampulla of Wolitzky lives on. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-18188238929191751072014-04-26T11:03:26.616-06:002014-04-26T11:03:26.616-06:00Great story, jan! Enjoy your ongoing fame. Great story, jan! Enjoy your ongoing fame. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-83612970393585400272014-04-26T11:02:48.946-06:002014-04-26T11:02:48.946-06:00Re: your friend's duck: I can only imagine D...Re: your friend's duck: I can only imagine Daffy lisping "Thientific Thteph".janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-20726960831808666842014-04-26T10:55:36.275-06:002014-04-26T10:55:36.275-06:00Just remembered: while on my GI rotation in PA sc...Just remembered: while on my GI rotation in PA school, I was watching the attending do an EGD, endoscopy of the upper GI tract. He pointed out the Ampulla of Vater, the little nipple in the duodenum where the contents of the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct are dumped into the gut, along with the minor ampulla, where an accessory pancreatic duct that some people have, comes in. The accessory duct is sometimes called the Duct of Santorini, but the minor ampulla is always called just the minor ampulla. How come no one's claimed it, I asked. He didn't know. Can I? Sure, he said. OK, from now on, that's the Ampulla of Wolitzky.<br /><br />Years later, we had a PA student come through our practice. While talking about the rotations she'd already had, it turned out she'd done GI with the same doc. And when I told her the story of my ampulla, she said, oh yeah, he still calls it that.<br /><br />Hasn't turned up in any anatomy books yet...janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-22906469998536235372014-04-26T10:53:19.498-06:002014-04-26T10:53:19.498-06:00P.S. A friend named his duck after me once but I s...P.S. A friend named his duck after me once but I suspect that's not what you were thinking ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-47023939963160784782014-04-26T10:50:56.900-06:002014-04-26T10:50:56.900-06:00Thanks for your thoughts. I have an e-mail out to ...Thanks for your thoughts. I have an e-mail out to the program director asking more about why it's needed. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-29541638133938341242014-04-26T10:47:20.542-06:002014-04-26T10:47:20.542-06:00I think Outtasite is a great name, jan. None yet, ...I think Outtasite is a great name, jan. None yet, but what do you think of Whimsicalite?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-24605537687697235622014-04-26T10:14:53.273-06:002014-04-26T10:14:53.273-06:00Re: Putnisite: If I ever discover a new mineral, ...Re: Putnisite: If I ever discover a new mineral, I'm changing my name to Outtas before announcing it. You got anything named for you, WW?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-72270983957444701392014-04-26T10:11:37.402-06:002014-04-26T10:11:37.402-06:00There is a vaccine for dogs against canine hepatit...There is a vaccine for dogs against canine hepatitis, but that's caused by a different virus than the ones that affect people, I think. Human Hep A is spread via the fecal-oral route, so if dogs were susceptible, I could see that vaccine being useful, given their propensity for drinking from toilets. Hep B and C are spread sexually or through contact with blood, so unless your dog is licking patients wounds to make them all better, or badly misbehaving otherwise, that doesn't seem like much of a risk. There are human vaccines for Hep A and B; the Hep B vaccine is the one that usually recommended for healthcare workers.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-9874730715500930522014-04-26T09:04:24.145-06:002014-04-26T09:04:24.145-06:00Somewhat on topic: Have you heard of giving a dog ...Somewhat on topic: Have you heard of giving a dog the Hepatitis vaccination? My pup and I are thinking of volunteering at a local hospital visiting patients on the weekends and the Paws for a Cause program requires it. My vet had never heard of giving it to canines. She also needs a flu shot. None for me, just for her.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-79281239280004840182014-04-26T00:29:45.972-06:002014-04-26T00:29:45.972-06:00I should clarify my earlier claim: while I have n...I should clarify my earlier claim: while I have never done PCR in a lab myself, I routinely draw blood and send it out for testing that involves PCR. E.g., if I'm treating a patient with hepatitis B or C, and want to know what strain of the virus is involved, or quantify the level of virus in the blood, I'll order a test that uses PCR. We often regard clinical lab testing as a black box, never considering how the test is actually performed. There is actually a huge variety of interesting technologies involved.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-86977825938921171992014-04-25T16:36:22.721-06:002014-04-25T16:36:22.721-06:00Found the Scientific American article. Took awhi...Found the <i> Scientific American </i> article. Took awhile to slog through but it seems relatively elegant in the simplicity of using oligonucleotides to create 100 billion copies of DNA in an afternoon. . .with common reagents!<br /><br />The scent of the buckeyes was a nice touch...No whiff of a green racoon in that article ;-). He does seem to be a funky, quirky, interesting person who makes his scientific process come alive.<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-91141899114085225492014-04-25T15:44:21.053-06:002014-04-25T15:44:21.053-06:00Yeah, Mullis is clearly different from most people...Yeah, Mullis is clearly <i>different</i> from most people. The glowing green raccoon he saw at his cabin in the woods testifies to that, along with the 4 ex-wives. But, just <i>imagining</i> PCR like that: Wow!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-75969027433979847132014-04-25T15:30:52.738-06:002014-04-25T15:30:52.738-06:00Everyone I've asked who is not in the medical ...Everyone I've asked who is not in the medical field has not heard of PCR. What a fascinating story of how real science gets done in unusual places and at unusual times. I am looking forward to reading Mullis's book. The AIDS denialism, climate change denialism, and astrology parts of his story are a bit shocking... but I will take a look. I missed the whole LSD thing but a friend told me of eating mushrooms at Arches National Park and experiencing the earth breathing. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com