016: mandy goes to med school
[Annie]

How far along are you in the reading I gave you on Wednesday? I don't mean to nag, but I had an idea -- I'm actually a bit surprised at how simplistic it is. In any event, the idea is this: you can make carbonated Kool-Aid, which is made up of flavor particles and gas dissolved in water; blood is primarily made up of blood cells suspended in plasma, which is essentially the same concept, given that plasma is almost entirely composed of water. Naturally, there are a few crucial differences, since there's all manner of molecules (such as proteins and minerals and the like) dissolved in it, but you oughtn't have a problem with the carbon dioxide, at the very least.

In any event, what I am trying to say is that the first step in transmuting blood, therefore, isn't to focus on things like hemoglobin -- although that, of course, is an important part and must come at some stage -- but to provide a basic plasma solution and build from there -- do you think this is plausible? Honestly, I'm kicking myself a bit for not thinking of it earlier. If you manage to transmute plasma and blood separately, it might even open up options in plasmapheresis treatments and the like.

I've got access to a centrifuge in the labs, and we can separate some blood cells from the plasma sometime, if you'd like to get a "feel" for it.

How are you, by the by? We haven't really talked in quite a bit.

[/Annie]

I hate to be a bother, but I believe I am speaking for more than just myself when I humbly suggest that whoever is blasting "Hey There, Delilah" on repeat in the Science dorms please invest in a pair of headphones. If you would like to borrow some, you are welcome to stop by my room (104) and borrow my spare pair.

Furthermore, would anyone be interested in a game of tennis on Saturday? It isn't meant to be any warmer, but if the forecast is to be trusted, it ought to be a bit less cloudy.