I can't believe it's been four days!

I can't believe it's been four days since I post anything on livejournal... But then it is no big surprise. I've been coming home at around eleven and twelve in the night for much of the past week. This synthetic biology and related techs are quite intriguing. To be honest, I've been spending more time on catching up to my SB studies compared to the time I spent doing something with my major, plasma physics.

I know in my heart I would shoot for studying the physical theory of life, but the quick and dirty path laid by the easy-to-understand discipline of synthetic biology is very, very seductive... I've been going through their massive iGEM related database, simulating bunch of stuff and linking iGEM compartments together on paper. I just can't believe how easy it all is. The artificial blood, the synthetic genome expression, the multi-bacterial processor running in massive parallel capacity... It might even be possible to fabricate carbon nanotubes using modified synthetic bacteria! I'm more interested in synthetic morphogenesis at the moment, however. I'm thinking of paying a visit to the bio department, maybe coax them into participating in the iGEM competition next year... The possibilities are killing me.


At least I haven't been starving (much) lately. I ate in Todai last night, with a few 'colleagues.' Buffet style Japanese food, ranging from tempura to lots and lots of sushi... I have particular fondness for sushi and sashimi of all kinds. They have certain... Succulent taste and textural quality that can't be had in any other food. Of course, I've eaten in finest sushi kitchens in Tokyo and Osaka (with devastating consequence on my wallet), so it was easy to see how the sushi were low-quality throwtogether fit for a buffet... Still, it wasn't a bad deal at twenty dollars a head for maximum face stuffing.

I have been starving all day today, though. I think I should go get something to eat and rest.