Xref: utzoo sci.bio:1360 sci.misc:2156 Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!ucsd!ames!amdahl!pyramid!prls!philabs!aecom!werner From: werner@aecom.YU.EDU (Craig Werner) Newsgroups: sci.bio,sci.misc Subject: Re: Strange results in Nature article (fallout...) Message-ID: <1911@aecom.YU.EDU> Date: 27 Jul 88 03:48:24 GMT References: <10465@lll-winken.llnl.gov> <11063@oberon.USC.EDU> Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 11 The paper on Basophil degranulation by IgE at infinite dilutions has already entered into the lexicon. In lab recently, after coming in from a run and discovering the hall water fountain was broken, someone took a quick drink of distilled water, smacked his lips, and when asked if it hit the spot, responded, "Yep, that water could degranulate a basophil at 50 paces..." -- Craig Werner (future MD/PhD, 4 years down, 3 to go) werner@aecom.YU.EDU -- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1935-14E Eastchester Rd., Bronx NY 10461, 212-931-2517) "Man posesses limited intelligence, but alas, unlimited stupidity."