Recovery, horse racing and RNAi

I am still recovering from the flu but took the dog for a walk in the Harry J. Rich Tree Farm this afternoon. All went well except when it tried to pull me across the ice but with some fancy footwork I was able to remain upright.

Tomorrow Pedro is giving a talk to the local Rotary group on the inside truth about horseracing. He is one of the regulars at Johnsons. Pedro has owned and raced horses for many years and working with meager resources knows all the ins and outs of life at the track.

On the technical side, I am still entranced by small inhibitory RNA and its ability to revolutionize medicine and molecular biology. A biotech tabloid included the following diagram that shows how the siRNA is used by our cells to turn off genes. Enjoy.