If you get tired of programming, take a break and sing. I can sing in five different languages and I can program in that many as well:-)
You sound like you have happy things to sing about anyways.
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Why all the controversy about using bacteria? I took my intro bio lab class at MIT last semester, and bacteria were used in the three out of four modules (Genetics, Protein Biochemistry, and Recombinant DNA Techniques) precisely b/c they are model organisms: they grow fast, they respond quickly to specific environmental stimuli, etc. Besides, when you think about it, our bodies have probably been using bacteria to generate enery. Mitochondria are thought to be bacteria that entered our bodies in a symbotic relationship: we give them protection, they provide us with energy. Think about it: mitochondria is the only organelle to have its own DNA (and circular, i might add, just like bacteria), it has a double layered membrane with cristae (the creases on the on the inner membrane), and they use the membrane to generate the ATP (adenosine triphosphate) though cellular respiration that we need to survive. If you've got problems using bacteria in transistors, well, maybe you better take a look at the machinery that runs your body.
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See 1st steps at: http://www.ss.ca.gov/executive/ivote/final_report. htm
This and this provide more background on the "facts".
You sound like you have happy things to sing about anyways.
Why all the controversy about using bacteria? I took my intro bio lab class at MIT last semester, and bacteria were used in the three out of four modules (Genetics, Protein Biochemistry, and Recombinant DNA Techniques) precisely b/c they are model organisms: they grow fast, they respond quickly to specific environmental stimuli, etc. Besides, when you think about it, our bodies have probably been using bacteria to generate enery. Mitochondria are thought to be bacteria that entered our bodies in a symbotic relationship: we give them protection, they provide us with energy. Think about it: mitochondria is the only organelle to have its own DNA (and circular, i might add, just like bacteria), it has a double layered membrane with cristae (the creases on the on the inner membrane), and they use the membrane to generate the ATP (adenosine triphosphate) though cellular respiration that we need to survive. If you've got problems using bacteria in transistors, well, maybe you better take a look at the machinery that runs your body.