Bio Education

Hi guys. Long time, no read. Well, OK, not THAT long. But still.

So for all MY peeps out there, I have an announcement. I'm hoping next thursday we can have a sleepover at my house. under the stars in my backyard. I hope you don't mind doggies. We'll try and keep 'em off ya!!!

Anyway, come at about 8, and if you can, bring your own food!! candy, breakfast material. we'll play games and stuff. if the weather's not good, we'll sleep inside. So bring your sleeping bag, a pillow, and a game (or two) if you wish. Mindless Banterer, you ARE invited. I know you probably won't sleep over, but you can do a 'late-night' thing or whatever. thursday to friday at my house!!! you should know where that is, but i'll call y'all just to make sure i get EVERYBODY!!!!

So, for Summer Bio, we went to the USU Poisonous Plant op. place or something like that. I actually learned lots. There's a certain plant that is either A) called cyclopamine, or B) contains cyclopamine. what does it do?

If a pregnant ewe (female sheep) eats this stuff on the 14 day of her gestation period (BIG WORDS, SORRY!), that's when the stem cells are figuring out what to do, like what they're going to become: eye balls, feet, ears, that sort of stuff.

So, anyway, this cyclopamine totally MESSES up the baby. most of the time, it actually elongates the time a sheep is pregnant (gestation period) and can even kill the sheep. the baby usually doesn't live. So, here's a pic of a baby that didn't live. FYI, if you're easily grossed out, you probably shouldn't look.



It IS right-side up. that thing on top is the nose. that's how deformed the poor baby sheep gets. it's been decapitated. poor sheepy. anyway, the tongue in the liquid gets bloated, so guess what? it sticks out, and looks like it's stinking its tongue out to you. poor baby sheep.


So I've learned LOTS!!!!!! Sorry if you got grossed out. Oh, PS, these mutations DO happen in humans, although it's like one in every 16,000 or something like that. there are other mutations, like there's no nose, or the eyes aren't quite seperated. it's really sad.