the science of harry potter

Check out this Nature letter that explains how the "wizard" trait could be passed on through dominant and recessive alleles. If only this had come around when I was studying genetics...

thank goodness the study was cancelled for tomorrow/wednesday/whenever it was. I've really got to get to bed. I'm still reeling from the outrageous prices at the pump though...and of course every gas station I passed after I filled up was about three cents cheaper...it's not much, but every cent counts when it's so high. Stupid reliance on oil. I really should bike to work tomorrow. If it's not raining, perhaps I shall...

memes from may

(Side note: four days to the MCAT. pray that I don't do as dismally as I have done on some of the practice tests...)

yes indeedy, indulging in a little meme-stealage from supergirlhero and firithromenwen.

Pepperoni Pizza

Robust and dominant. When you go for something, you go full force. You tend to take control of situations easily. And in return, you get a ton of respect.

What's Your Pizza Personality?

( cut for the sake of your flist )

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I'm a sheep, apparently

The Ultimate LiveJournal Obsession Test
Category	Your Score	Average LJer
Community Attachment	19.35% You've got pals to cheer you up when you're down, but no audience to applaud you... Yet.	22.4%
MemeSheepage	45.61% An expert on multiple-choice questions, an whiz at the cut-and-paste	28.05%
Original Content	29.03% Monthly bitch sessions and occasional movie reviews	37.64%
Psychodrama Quotient	9.64% Had a comment taken out of context once or twice	16.84%
Attention Whoring	31.82% This quiz is part of a grand scheme to keep people reading	20.55%
Take The Ultimate LiveJournal Obsession Test and see how you match up!

So what I really do with this journal is spend a lot of time checking off boxes so I can copy and paste and you can learn stuff about me that doesn't really matter to you, but I want you to comment on anyway, because I yearn for attention. But hey, at least I've got *some* original content...