...and we're back!

Hiya! After a half-year hiatus since the heyday of our glorious and beloved blog, let us herald the first post of this new year with a hint about the significance of today's date: that heinous act of Mother Nature, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, hit Port-au-Prince on 12 January.

[moment of silence]

On a biology-related note: some say that water hyacinths were one of the plants used in Mendel's experiments.

P.S. As always, the above post was conceived in a light-hearted vein, and was not meant to ridicule or harangue.