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The Sound of Cells
Alert Slashdot reader jamie pointed out a story in Smithsonian Magazine on the subject of listening to the sounds cells make in order to detect abnormalities.
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I hear the things beeping all over the place now. Little tinny tunes like Mexican Hat Dance too.
Oh, sorry, thought you said cell PHONES.
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
Even more voices to listen too...
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It's the Midichlorians. You'll hear them too when you learn to quiet your mind.
"Get your body in shape you insensitive clod"
I hear dead people
...like, when you have Ride of Valkiries as your ring-tone
This is old news, ever since Meg healed her little brother Charles Wallace by teaching his cells how to sing. Or Kythe. Or something.
Yeah, I manage my networks using sound the same way. If I make a change to a router, I pick up *immediately* when something is wrong. The sounds are usually way off in the cubicles and go something like this: "What the heck is going on!", "Are you clocking?".
Things you don't want to hear from your cells:
...and the number one thing:
"I was thinking of redecorating the place; d'you think some melanoma would look good here?"
"C'mon, all the cool kids are having apoptosis! You're not chicken, are you?"
"The mitochondria must be liberated!"
"Hey, alcohol! Irish stout! All right, time for Liverdance!"
"Ouch!"
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Sprinkling alcohol on a yeast cell to kill it raises the pitch
Won't someone please think of the yeast cells?
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Until you realise the article isn't about cell phones..
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Hehe, now when the cells split in mitosis, you can hear all the "Ahhhhhh!" and "OOOOOOOHHH YEAH!" cell sex noises that they are sure to make.
Man! i dont know why i watch cartoon network so much, but i think it has some potential! i watched an episode last week in which Dexter was actually performing this very same experiment! only different being, he finds a virus-boy band! i guess i am a loser ;)