CRPS, or Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (Type 1), is a change in the nervous system that's usually triggered by a very painful episode. The bad kinds affect the brain, nerves, muscles, skin, metabolism, circulation, and fight-or-flight response. Lucky me; that's what I've got. ... But life is still inherently good (or I don't know when to quit; either way) and, good or not, life still goes on.

Monday, October 18, 2010

File-sharing ~= sex, fecal transplants, and bacterial cognition

This is the richest, most fascinating article I've read about life, the biosphere and everything:

http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/bacteria-r-us-23628/

Now that's a writer with ADD, putting all that into one contiguous piece -- but also she's got one hell of a gift, to make it so coherent and approachable. I want to be like Valerie when I grow up!

I'm completely blown away. I'm going to go for a bus ride so I can explain to the air how thrilling bacteria are. After all, I have to take the bus ride anyway, so I might as well scare people off.

I am in paroxysms of bio-geek delight!

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