] "I tapped my latex-gloved fingers against the edge of a ] microscope and wondered what would happen if I stole a ] flask. They looked so damn cool, like geeky candy jars. ] Then I thought about pocketing a test tube for use as a ] demented shot glass. What had aroused these thoughts? Was ] it my upbringing, surrounded as I'd been by hackers, ] subversive writers, and sarcastic leftists? Or did they ] come from some kind of genetic predilection to be ] disobedient? As I regretfully left the flasks behind me ] in the lab, I realized that it didn't really matter ] whether my urges were cultural or biological. My behavior ] would remain unchanged. And my attitude about that ] behavior would remain unchanged as well. " This article rocks. PCR, electrophoresis, "geeky candy jars", nature and nurture issues. Its cram full of fun biology geekness. sfbg.com |