Is it okay that I don't have mixed feelings about genetically-engineered mosquitoes?
From Elif Batuman's "Natural Histories":
The body of the Egyptian vulture is brown and off-white, but its face is bright yellow. "They get that color from eating shit, which is full of yellow carotenoid pigments," Çağan [Şekercioğlu] explained. In males, teh bright-yellow face is an indicator of fitness and virility, signalling a capacity to eat enormous quantities of shit without getting sick.That, my friends, is a turn of phrase.
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Still haven't read yesterday's Post. I'll catch up this evening and let you know what I find.
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