Photography: September 2004 Archives
A view through the confocal microscope; the protein tubulin has been tagged with GFP, a fluorescent marker, which fluoresces under laser excitation to reveal, in this instance, the expression pattern of the protein within the region of the apical meristem of an Arabidopsis thaliana seedling.
Gathering in London Soho for Soho Pride.
This week, a titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum, came into flower in the Cambridge Botanic garden; this is the first time that the species has flowered in the United Kingdom outside of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. The specific epithet amorphophallus refers to the central spadix of the arum, and essentially means amorphous phallus, or shapeless penis. It is the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world, but is not the world's largest flower.
Fortunately, no human penis, shapeless or otherwise, will ever smell quite so unpleasant as this one does. Unless you really do know of a man whose groin attracts carrion flies.
A birthday party is held in London; it is among the most memorable I've ever been to; there are few things more wonderful than being cooped up in a room containing almost all of your dearest friends; relaxed, fun, no agendas, no awkwardness, no playing of emotions; it can only be happy and comfortable, and makes a nice change. (collage size 720 kb)
