CELEBRITY: Who are you?
SCIENTIST: I am a geneticist.
CELEBRITY: Like, is that a big word for someone who is not as cool as me?
...and so on
Another one of my geneticist pieces. Read it all here at the always marvelous Inkling.
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ELMO: Elmo is not very happy today. Elmo is sad. That is why Elmo is here to see you Mr. Geneticist.
GENETICIST: Tell me, little one. Why are you so sad?
ELMO: Elmo thinks he has a hand up his ass. Elmo wanders if Mr. Geneticist can make it go away.
OLD MACDONALD: Do you want to buy some beef?
GENETICIST: If the beef is not tainted with mad cow, then I would be very much interested in purchasing your beef. However, as there have been a few recent outbreaks of this disease in North America, I think I will abstain for now.
A little late on this one, but the scienceblog question of the week (of last week), reads:
"Is every species of living thing on the planet equally deserving of protection?..."
(This is an oldish attempt at the "Speaks to a Geneticist" series, but was never sure if it was on or not)
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BONO: Why am I so weary?