Friday, friday, friday
And today is a real Friday, as I am not heading to work tommorrow. My friend is coming to visit. She was my non relative bridesmaid that wasn't Coco and possibly the nicest person in the world. She was great deal of the reason my wedding was so nice, as making pretty invitations and decorating made her happy. She is also pretty much the reason I got married in a beautiful white dress instead of some random clothes. How did I repay her? I refused to where the handmade veil she made me.
Other thought for Iggy. I have decided that all cancer is caused by viruses. Please prove that and get the Nobel prize. Thank-you.
And TxMomma, I put some money in the Salvation Army can this morning and thought of you.
The rest of you, I have decided, are complete freaks, especially Zombie. Jen (of course) is a twitchy eyed freak.
Bob out
posted by Aislinn Sirk @ 8:56 AM
30 Comments:
Freaks?
*giggles*
Maybe Ms. I love to make things, will take over your Christmas card project.
*giggles*
Have fun with your friend. I know you will.
*hugs*
Are you saying that Coco is not the nicest person in the world?
Freak out!
I think you should change your name to BobZeeCheeemist. Sounds more French that way.
At least you didn't call me a twitchy-eyed freak. I can deal with being a regular freak.
LOL @ Bobzeecheemist. I like it!
You know one thing I really like about my blog?
The ability to edit without anyone knowin I did so.
Bob is the least French person on the planet, methinks.
*whacks bob*
Zut Alors!
*whaques Bob*
Alright Frenchies. LOL!
Well, I can't hang out here, it's obviously a freak hang out.
Jen, quit looking at me with that twitchy eye! Gah!
Yeah, it's a freak show and we haven't even brought in the three headed lab rat.
*sets fromage out*
*sigh*
Now, not only am I a prude, a dork and super greedy, but also a freak???
Stop labeling me!
*glares at MM* I'll have you know that my eye isnt twitching anymore. Hrmph.
Geez...I'm here already. No need to refer to me as the three-headed lab rat.
As for the cancer part...define "cause". As an immunologist interested in anti-viral vaccines, I would certainly like to get behind that view because it would mean that I could vaccinate and cure all cancers. I could probably make a hand-waving argument right now about how all cancer is caused by viruses right now, actually.
So the red M&M's won't give you cancer?
Mr Bob and I were discussing cancer growth and he was explaining how the compound he was working on acting to interact with the molecule that interacted with the molecule that caused cell death or something.
Anyhow, I thought that all cancer cells just did uncontrolled growth, but it turns out the are tricky little buggers that interfere with cell processes that such that they can grow uncontrollably, refuse to die and all sorts of sneaky processes. It seemed so complicated, I decided it couldn’t happen randomly. Also, there are a bunch of different cancers, yet only a few types will affect each part of the body.
Therefore, it must be various types of viruses.
I know that HPV has been linked to cervical cancer and this isn’t an entirely new train of thought. Also, I’m quite ignorant about a lot of this, which makes it easier to make sweeping generalizations.
But, I still think Iggy should prove this hypothesis and get the Nobel prize. I will expect a postcard from Sweden.
Well, maybe viruses and red M and M's
Yall are som braniacs!
*sits back on stupid non-scientific couch*
Cancer Biology 101:
There are a lot of proteins in cells that are responsible for survival/death and division and growth. Many of them are redundant to one another, though there are a few survival proteins that are important enough that if you have an issue with one of them then you will likely develop cancer.
Because of all of the redundancy, the current model for cancer is called the "multi-hit hypothesis" which means that you have to have mutations in/issues with a few (like 10) of these proteins in any one cell to have an issue. You could have a couple hits that are mutations passed down in your genes, a couple hits from red m and ms, a couple hits from viruses, etc. and if you reach some critical threshold of damage then you get a tumor. I might agree with the arguement that all tumors involve one hit from a virus.
Pratically in the lab, if we want to immortalize a cell line (which is basically the same as making it into a tumor) we infect it with a transforming virus and that's it, so viruses probably play a larger role than otherwise thought (there is other data to support that too...) In the end, the whole idea is probably marginally helpful at best, since it is likely that there would be A LOT of viruses that would be responsible for cancer. [/nerd] (See what happens when I am forced to stick around lab until I a co-worker shows up to go over data and am not allowed to go take shots right at 5?)
But I'll totally send you all postcards from Stockholm. :)
Wow that was long. I am such a dork.
Yes.
*sits on non-sciency couch with Sonya*
*sniff* Does anyone else smell geek?
I've already established that I am an "artsy", so I'll be over here, with Coco and Sonya.
I don't think that makes us stupid, though, just smarter in different areas.
And I am a big freak. You have no idea.
Why am I a freak?
I see you linked me again. That makes me very happy.
And, have I told you I really like the new green blog?
Actually I do have a shirt that has FREAK written in big letters on the back. Perhaps I will wear it and the pirate hat and take a pic for you and Augie.
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