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Bacterial DVD Holds 50TB
CAMags writes to tell us that a Harvard Professor is claiming to have developed a new variant of a protein called bacteriorhodopsin (bR) that, when layered on a DVD, can store up to 50TB of data. From the article: "The light-activated protein is found in the membrane of a salt marsh microbe Halobacterium salinarum and is also known as bacteriorhodopsin (bR). It captures and stores sunlight to convert it to chemical energy. When light shines on bR, it is converted to a series of intermediate molecules each with a unique shape and color before returning to its 'ground state.'"
The ability to feel sadness, yet no humor. Truly thou hast received the raw end of the Vulcan deal.
Posting facts in response to a joke serves no purpose. Unless... you were trying to build +5 informative karma by posting common knowledge to a thread near the top of the discussion. If that was your intent, *that* is sad.
And, to the AC's (if it's not actually just you): say what you want about the attempt at humor: humor is subjective. It was at least modded +5 funny (for now, anyway) on the merits of wordplay; I don't care if you personally didn't get it or if all your humor has to be scientifically accurate (in which case, you miss out on the enjoyment of a hell of a lot of jokes).