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Apple Picking
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“PEANUT!” Ess exclaimed ecstatically from the back seat of the car.
Our confusion gave way to realization: Ess had chewed through to the middle her of apple and saw its seeds.
Some things we eat, some things we don’t.
Dear Everyone In The Library,
Terribly sorry for eating a giant, juicy, crispy Honeycrisp apple today. Noise pollution wasn’t a good enough reason to forgo such a delicious delight.
All the best in your continued academic pursuits,
Alex
The patent for Abacavir (ABC) (trade name Ziagen), a reverse transcriptase inhibitor (RTI) effective against some resistant strains of HIV, expires this December. Incidentally, a guest lecturer in microbiology came to us to speak about HIV. Here’s where it gets interesting:
Using public funds, researchers at the University of Minnesota analyzed primary literature and hypothesized a novel RTI. After testing revealed its efficacy, Abacavir was patented. GlaxoSmithKline then sold the drug as Ziagen… without proper rights to do so. Mark Yudof, president of the University in the late 90s (and a lawyer), decided to sue for royalties. Settlement: 400 million dollars. This is the largest intellectual property case in the U of M’s history.