Its A Small World After All

Soooo, for those of you who know me, I am a complete nerd. Today, we will discuss one of my beloved nerdy subjects: microorganisms

There is so much to love and so much diversity. But for some reason, I have always been entertained by t4 bacteriophage [the little bugger below].

These suckers are the viruses that infect bacteria. Didn't someone once say "the enemy of our enemy is our friend"? or something like that. But that is not why I love these guys. And actually bacteria are our friends too. I just think these viruses look so cool. In fact, they are so incredible awesome, that I have one as the background of my phone. It was a picture from my MCAT book. I couldn't resist. Plus they basically poop their genetic material into the bacteria. Poop is a great word. And it is illustrated below.

I wanted to be one of these dudes for Halloween. Although it will definitely take some planning. One of these years, I will be one. Or one of my poor children (when I have them like a bazillion years from now) will be forced into a t4 bacteriophage costume. Can't you just see that now? Screw the pumpkin, the lady bug, the pea pod... My offspring will be intellects from their very first Halloween.

And their toys.

They will not have stuffed ponies or puppies or barbies or toy cars. NO. They will have stuffed Giant Microbes. So many choices to choose from. I will get them all. And teach them about every single little microbe from Giardia and Syphilis to Leishmania or Penicillin. The possibilities are endless. And I encourage you to enjoy that site as well. They make great "Get Well Soon" gifts I think. Please get sick so I can send you one.

Here's my t4 buddy:

Good Luck with finals!!!!!