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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • I am a molecular biologist, and it kinda works this way. B cells are called memory cells because they hold onto that “memory” of the invader for a really long time. You probably haven’t had an MMR or a Tetanus vaccine in 10+ years because the body is really good at remembering. But we have to get flu boosters every year because the flu mutates so rapidly that traditional b cells won’t recognize the flu after a year of mutating. (RNA viruses can’t correct their mutations so they change much faster than bacteria or DNA viruses). RNAi was still pretty new when I was in school and I haven’t kept up with the research so I can’t speak to it’s effectiveness at long term immunity.





  • Oh thank you! We have a bunch of seeds started on the kitchen counter, haha, I thing we have brussel sprouts, chives, basil, thyme and maybe something else started already. We will also buy some starters for peppers and zucchini. There’s a 3rd box hidden by the deck, and another 12ft x 4ft box on the other side of the yard from the previous owners that has some strawberries still growing that survived the winter.