BIOLOGY!

PL and I were recently chatting about the Blood Type Personality. I've long heard about it before, and am aware that at its acme, the Japanese were crazy over it, and even went as far as to rule out potential partners by the ABO blood groups.


Anyway, PL and I were chatting about the Blood Type Personality and the Blood Type Diet. My interest quickly got re-ignited and snowballed. Now, I'm really sad - VERY sad - because, according to the Blood Type Diet, chicken and seafood (octopus! Shrimps! Oysters! Lobsters! Topshell! Crabs! *screams* OHMYGOODNESS!!!) are supposed to be bad for Type Bs. Someone, just throw me a knife!!! Anyway, apparently, chicken and seafood is a no-no for Type Bs because of something-something about lectin agglutination. For more info (if you're nerd enough to), please click here.



I've digressed. Anyway, as I was saying, my interest in ABO blood group got re-piqued. Inspired, I was suddenly curious about how rare (or un-rare) blood type B is in Singapore.

Thus, I did what normal human would do. I googled.

And ended up coming across this super-cool webpage.



I am so awed. 2 years of lower secondary Science + 2 years of upper secondary Biology at GCE O Levels + 3 years of Biomedical Science... AND I'VE NEVER ASKED SUCH GOOD, INTRIGUING QUESTIONS BEFORE!


"Since potatoes reproduce asexually, and asexually reproduction creates offspring of identical properties to their parents, therefore, are all potatoes of the same species in the world genetically identical?"

"What is the percentage of people having freckles? What is the gene locus for freckles?"

"How do hens lay non-fertilised eggs? If eggs do not get fertilised, why are they laid?"

"Will the tail of a human sperm drop after it has fertilised an human egg?" (ok, I know it will. But I've never thought to ask why. Argh!)

"What happens to the sperm cells that are not ejaculated out of our body? Do they accumulate in our testes?"

"If animals can cross-breed with one another, can a human be made to cross-breed with another animal? Is it technically possible?"

"How does a rooster fertilise a hen's egg? Does he have a penis etc, or what?"

"Must there always be ejaculation during intercourse? What happens to the sperms if there is erection, but no ejaculation? Will they die, or will they get urinated out afterward?"

"How do earthworms reproduce?"


Cool questions, aren't they? Smart.

2 years of general science and 5 years of Bio, and I am feeling so ashamed now.

Now I know why I'm not creative.



P.S. Anyway, earthworms are hermaphrodites, meaning that it has BOTH male and female sexual organ (i.e. both eggs and sperms). During sexual reproduction, the 2 worms fertilize EACH OTHER'S eggs. After the "job" is done, they go their own ways and lay their own eggs. And I thought that they self-fertilize themselves! AHHHH!!!

Bet you didn't know that! =)