Dispensary Corner 26 Aug 13
August 26, 2013
Pharmacy kid’s corner.
A 15-year old Girl Scout in the
US has won the Gold Award,
the highest achievement in the
organisation, for her initiative in
creating a “kid’s corner” in the
Naval Health Clinic Cherry Point
pharmacy waiting area.
Destiny Oakley said that she
found waiting rooms excruciatingly
boring as a child and has created
an enriched environment
for children with colourful
bookshelves stocked with books
and activities.
“I created it so that kids could
understand the importance of
reading and have something to do
while they wait,” she said.
She raised money for the project
with cookie sales, and said that
she plans to create similar spaces
wherever she goes.
Just imagine this.
A dentist who paid US$30,000
for one of John Lennon’s teeth
two years ago has announced
that he hopes to clone the former
Beatle using his DNA.
Dr Michael Zuk from Edmonton,
Canada, has launched a project to
extract the genetic material from
the rotten tooth which Lennon
gave to one of his housekeepers
in the mid-1960s.
“If scientists think they can clone
mammoths, then John Lennon
could be next,” he said.
“To potentially say I had a small
part in bringing back one of rock’s
greatest stars would be mindblowing,”
Dr Zuk added.
“I am nervous and excited at the
possibility that we will be able
to fully sequence John Lennon’s
DNA, very soon I hope”.
The dentist has also written a
song in honour of the tooth, and
has set up a special website for
fans to track the progress of the
innovative project.
The site at JohnLennonDNA.com
claims that the DNA in the tooth
is “easily worth 25 million dollars
or more to the right company...it
actually is priceless if it means we
can clone the Beatle”.
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