Pareidolia is everywhere, as you know. We see Jesus or Mary on trees, pieces of toast, and on sheet metal.
Finally, though, through the wonder of science, we finally see some Jesus pareidolia in a molecular biology lab!
Are you ready for Jesus on a polyacrylimide gel used to separate proteins?
I consider it a most holy sign that Alex's next attempt at an immunoprecipitation will be a success.
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Nef.
The bane of my existence for some time now.
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Oh for Petes sake.
During a moment of weakness, I clicked on a HuffPo link on "Swine Flu Could Have Come From-Bio Experiment Lab, Researcher Claims" to see what kind of dip-shit comments were getting posted.
The comments were what I expected, plus an unexpected gem:
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What does it mean if I see my angry aunt's face in my tree stump?
So...
Is Jesus giving us the finger?
Here is Jesus
in a popular carbohydrate-based nutrition supplement.