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02-23-12, 07:27 AM
Then there is researcher Peter Fong, who has given new meaning to the expression
"happy as a clam." The Gettysburg College biologist stumbled onto the fact that
molluscs reproduce at 10 times their normal rate if Prozac is dumped in the water.
Fong was pursuing research on the basic nervous system of fingernail clams when he
discovered that if he dumped the antidepressant into the water, the clams would
start reproducing madly.
"It's a piece of wonderful science and it sounds utterly ridiculous at the same
time," Abrahams said.
Traffic was backed up almost to a standstill this morning as I drove to work. I
turned on the radio to listen to my favorite rock station but they were playing
Rockabilly which I absolutely detest.
So I decided to ram the dial for something better and happened to tune in a local
talk show host who was ranting about government waste of funds on useless research
projects.
He was objecting to congress funding a project to a team in Gettysburg, PA , that
was feeding clams and other molluscs large doses of Prozac to determine its effect
on these sea dwellers. He cited this as an example of government waste.
I immediately phoned him on my cellular phone and found myself on the air.
The host was very unhappy when I told him that this research was very important as
it was essential to determine if Prozac was effective as a mussel relaxant.
"happy as a clam." The Gettysburg College biologist stumbled onto the fact that
molluscs reproduce at 10 times their normal rate if Prozac is dumped in the water.
Fong was pursuing research on the basic nervous system of fingernail clams when he
discovered that if he dumped the antidepressant into the water, the clams would
start reproducing madly.
"It's a piece of wonderful science and it sounds utterly ridiculous at the same
time," Abrahams said.
Traffic was backed up almost to a standstill this morning as I drove to work. I
turned on the radio to listen to my favorite rock station but they were playing
Rockabilly which I absolutely detest.
So I decided to ram the dial for something better and happened to tune in a local
talk show host who was ranting about government waste of funds on useless research
projects.
He was objecting to congress funding a project to a team in Gettysburg, PA , that
was feeding clams and other molluscs large doses of Prozac to determine its effect
on these sea dwellers. He cited this as an example of government waste.
I immediately phoned him on my cellular phone and found myself on the air.
The host was very unhappy when I told him that this research was very important as
it was essential to determine if Prozac was effective as a mussel relaxant.