January 05, 2007

Midichlorians are real! Specifically living in tick ova. Midichlorians are fictional organisms described in Star Wars. Tick ova are not.

'"It's pretty surprising to see a bacterial species living inside the mitochondrion, which itself was a bacterium," he says. "I think it is significant." Bill Ballard, a mitochondrial specialist from the University of New South Wales, agrees. "This is, as far as I know, the first [bacterium] that actually infects within the mitochondria," he says. "It's a pretty cool paper." ' No word yet as to the jedi sk33lz of the tick yet. Our own fish tick, however, has mad jedi sk33lz.

posted by petebest 17 years ago
  • Maybe this'll boost their market value.
  • I never understood why Lucas had those midichlorians in the movie. They tried to explain something that they did not need to explain. Mistake.
  • One of many. Haters to the left please, your waiter will be with you shortly.
  • George Lucas needs to get his damn tick eggs off my lawn!! grumble grumble Jar Jar my ass grumble grumble...
  • When Yoda saw the young Anakin, He said, "Him the Force is strong within." Said Vader-to-be, "Well obviously! I've just drank Tick-flavoured Ovaltine™."
  • Next up, transparent aluminum
  • Waiter! I'll have a 3,000-tick-egg omelette with tomatoes and mushrooms, please.
  • Also, why could they not just use really thick plexiglass?
  • Haters to the left please, your waiter will be with you shortly. *impatiently taps fingers, watches clock...*
  • *gets tired of waiting, force chokes pete*