[MR] Recent finding involving the Stierbach "mascot"

[Alexandria Stratton]

So Stierbach will change it's colors to green & white? I don't have a problem 
with that. Ooooo, assimilation by heraldry....
-- Ceara ní Néill




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From: Jim Springle <tankred1 at nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [MR] Recent finding involving the Stierbach "mascot"

  Well, if you look closely the dye would have been green (under a 
blacklight) and not blue. The green fluorescent protein extracted from 
jellyfish can be inserted into the genome of mammals (see 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba_%28rabbit%29). I use it to check my E. 
coli  growing procedures in my bioreactors.

Maybe, we might have to redefine the "rouge" Stierbach Ox to be "vert" 
instead.

(note to self: bring my blacklight to WoW V to see if anybody glows green)

Tankred

On 9/5/2010 3:11 PM, R F wrote:
> Well first of all we did not use "petri dishes and test tubes"...the former are 
>for bacteria and the latter are just so 1960s.  Rather, we made extensive use of 
>tissue culture flasks and incubators, a laminar flow hood, and appropriate 
>growth medium.  My thanks to the USDA for providing materials, and to the FDA 
>for accepting the bribes.
>  
> And secondly, those bulls were supposed to be BLUE, dammit!  Those morons at 
>Invitrogen, they sent us the wrong fluorescent dye!  And what blockhead 
>technician didn't check the label?  I'd fire them, but they are all government 
>employees.
>  
> Talbot, who suggested cloning sheep but those Scottish dorks got to it first