James Harkin
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Yeah, because things love living on it.
In the same way that agar, which agarose is derived from, is really good for petri dishes.
So are we using this or is this in test mode at the moment?
So the use of agar and agarose to be used in science, it comes from the meeting of a cock and a fanny.
Oh, really?
I can't believe you found that, if that's what I'm thinking about to say.
Absolutely true.
So in 1881, Fanny Hess was a German technician, and she was working with Robert Koch, and she had seen people using agar-agar to make jam.
And they've been using it for a long time, basically making this stuff that you've made, Manny.
They've been using it for a long time and they needed something to grow bacteria on.
And she said, well, why don't we try this?
And Robert Koch did try that.
And then he managed to isolate the tuberculin bacterium, which caused tuberculosis.
And he won the Nobel Prize for that.
But he didn't mention Fanny in his speech or anything like that.
James, I'm talking about your breakfast every day.
What about cold burnt toast with low cholesterol spread?
Cold burnt toast is on here.
James, I know you love canned luncheon meat.
Chocolate milk.