Cockroaches
Crunchy little bits of bug
Antennae for miles
Too many legs to creep about
More likely to survive the Apocalypse than Twinkies
As old as dirt
Will likely outlive you and I
Thrive in environments you would never live in
Nature's comeback kid
Wall*E's pet
More intelligent than a lot of people I know
More street smart than a lot of people I know
Pesky little pests
Hissing
Flying
Make-me-crying
Scarier than Texas Chainsaw Massacre
I do like them here or there
I do not like them anywhere
I do not like them in a house
I do not like them with a mouse
I do not like them. The end.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
Okay, Okay, I concede. A little.
After finishing Biopunk, I realized that the movement isn't a bunch of uneducated thugs out to mess with killer bacteria. I find it interesting that the resources that are commonly used in research labs today--outsourcing primer construction and things of that nature--are crucial to the biopunk movement. While I could never have a wet lab in my own home--my OCD would be in overdrive 24/7--I admire those who take it upon themselves to better the scientific community through funding their own personal research.
One question I had nagging at my brain continuously throughout the book was "So who actually does this kind of stuff?" The book gives plenty of examples to be sure, but they all seemed to run in the same circle. I wanted to know if anyone locally was taking part in such a venture. So I'm going to try to find out. I think it would be very interesting and enlightening to actually sit down with someone participating in this movement and see how they manipulate the materials available to them. Also, a PCR machine that is only slightly bigger than my iPhone, CAN I HAVE ONE!?!
While scouring the internet for local peoples who participate in biohacking, I came across my own blog on the first page of Google, so that's exciting. Then again, finding relevant results was rather difficult... The closest group of people practicing biohacking (according to DIYbio) is as close as Houston and as far away as Singapore and Australia. That's pretty impressive. I never expected people in Europe or Asia to really be all that involved in this. The fact that they have their own groups and such is pretty cool. Although the global map tells me that there are people in both Austin and Omaha. Oklahoma doesn't really seem to be on board just yet. Typical...
The DIYbio website has some cool content, if anyone was interested. Anyway, that's about all I've got for this one! "Adventure is out there!"
One question I had nagging at my brain continuously throughout the book was "So who actually does this kind of stuff?" The book gives plenty of examples to be sure, but they all seemed to run in the same circle. I wanted to know if anyone locally was taking part in such a venture. So I'm going to try to find out. I think it would be very interesting and enlightening to actually sit down with someone participating in this movement and see how they manipulate the materials available to them. Also, a PCR machine that is only slightly bigger than my iPhone, CAN I HAVE ONE!?!
While scouring the internet for local peoples who participate in biohacking, I came across my own blog on the first page of Google, so that's exciting. Then again, finding relevant results was rather difficult... The closest group of people practicing biohacking (according to DIYbio) is as close as Houston and as far away as Singapore and Australia. That's pretty impressive. I never expected people in Europe or Asia to really be all that involved in this. The fact that they have their own groups and such is pretty cool. Although the global map tells me that there are people in both Austin and Omaha. Oklahoma doesn't really seem to be on board just yet. Typical...
The DIYbio website has some cool content, if anyone was interested. Anyway, that's about all I've got for this one! "Adventure is out there!"
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