For those of you who have been shut tightly in a closet for the past 4 years, I have a niece named Sophie. She's the coolest kid ever and I'm not just saying that because she gets all of her good traits and looks from me.Yesterday Mom bought her a new bathing suit for this year. A two-piece, Minnie Mouse suit. Vania bought her a matching towel. Oh the glory of a new bathing suit and matching towel! She immediately stripped herself naked and wanted to put the suit on then set her towel up and declared it "Sophie's beach." She swam on Sophie's beach and made up songs about Sophie's beach. The kid likes the beach. She gets it honestly. All the females in our family love the beach. She'll probably also inherit Restless Leg Syndrome. You win some, you lose some, kid.
But anyway, my sister and I had an interesting conversation about genetics yesterday. Well, I found it interesting, she may differ in opinion. It made me nostalgic for sitting in a biology class and taking notes on stuff I find really freaking cool. It also made me think about the Human Genome Project and all they have discovered about our DNA. So whilst Googling away on genetics, I came across this very funny site provided by the University of Utah:
Click-and-Clone!
They also have D-I-Y genetic research... *Mad Science Megan wrings her hands and cackles loudly* Also, did you know that April 25th is National DNA Day? Don't forget to thank your DNA for all it does for you. This day commemorates the completion of the genome project and the discovery of the Double Helix. I also came across this nifty image of Spectral Karyotyping and now I understand why I always wanted to be a scientist:
LITE BRITE!!!!
And speaking of genetic engineering, if you haven't read "Next" by Michael Crichton, go get it. It's a GREAT book! OK, I'm done wasting your time.
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