Tuesday, March 2, 2010

The only interesting thing about genetics

I am studying for my genetics test that is on Friday. This transcript had me laughing out loud. Here is a window into my life as a student:

"They have macular degeneration. That’s what makes them blind. Their blindness is worse during the daytime because they macular degeneration means they don’t see color very well. In darkness they see very well. In fact, one of those family members was a drug dealer. He was killed during the daytime, but during the night he was very good (chuckles…)."

"Those kids don’t eat at birth, so because of this, when they start eating at 2 or 3 months, the mothers are so happy that they feed them like crazy to make them grow, and suddenly when they reach 1 year of age, they look like BIG HUGE PUMPKINS!!! The mother is excited the kid is eating – this is not good. I told the mother she didn’t want a pumpkin, she wanted a normal child. "

Yes, these are ACTUAL quotes from class....

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