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You say “tomato”…

…I say “Frankenfruit.”

You thought I was kidding?

These are Aunt Ginny’s Purples, an heirloom variety. I cut the greenies by accident when I was trying to cut down the pink, brainlike one–it weighed 2 pounds, as much as the other two together. It’s a Siamese tomato–I found two stems, and there may be another buried in their somewhere. I cut into it this evening, and cut up a portion in a salad. Mild, sweet flavor. Okay, but I prefer Black Crim or Cherokee Purple.

The greenies are in a paper bag in the linen closet. The 4 bags of greenies under the kitchen sink are ripening, and a whole mess of Siberians are just about ready to pick, as well as several Mountain Fresh. I see a batch of marinara in my future.

Mirrored from Kristine Smith.

A Science! Post

Spider’s Silk Seen As Gene Therapy Vehicle
Material avoids problems of viral vectors

Recombinant spider’s silk proteins joined to tumor-homing peptides offer a promising vehicle for delivery of genetic therapies, according to researchers at Tufts University in Boston. The biocompatible, bioengineered silk delivery systems avoid the safety concerns related to viral vectors, the lead researchers said.

The rest of the story is here.

In another life, I would have been a materials scientist. I love stuff like this.

Mirrored from Kristine Smith.