Genesis and genetics of a miracle
Two lives meet and a spark ignites One tiny traveller makes an epic journey powered by its tail to meet its partner, joining energy forces to make a new life Starting out with two sets of cookbooks New versions from many combinations and permutations 20,000+ recipes 3 billion letters All the necessary instructions for structure and function of a never-to-be repeated design First, form a ball, attach it to the wall and establish a lifeline Then, the circuitry A plate rolls into a tube, zipping up from the middle in both directions above all, a walnut-shaped master control centre with distribution board in four layers electrical cables carrying signals to outlying regions and back again specialized sensors to convert light to images with packets of colour six hillocks merge and reshape like playdough to form the sound receiver plugging into a seashell Real, not artificial, intelligence is activated out of the ether Two tubes merge and then loop to fashion a pump partitioning with a flap and valves with temporary diversion of flow and a metronome to keep the beat Tiny brushes sweep to produce a swirling current as structures rotate and abandon symmetry Four buds push out, forming paddles, cut along the dotted line to form tactile graspers A pit at the top end to create the food receptacle With the ventilation duct veering off fluid pressure pushing out branches and tiny sacs A long passageway to the food processing centre couple with the detox centre mix in a concoction of chemicals A pit at the bottom end to form an outlet tunneling upwards until food processing and solid waste disposal meet Hive off a plumbing system and water filtration plant for liquid waste Add a regeneration centre to ensure the whole process is self-perpetuating Put up the girders and beams constantly remodel as the entire assembly enlarges exponentially Staff with servers for food and gas delivery and roving security guards, able to neutralize the enemy and kill if necessary Cover everything with a waterproof membrane and pores to dissipate heat Continue renovating for nine months Until monumental pressures inexorably force out a unique and wonderfully made MASTERPIECE! Now with such intricately coordinated logistics what could possibly go wrong? There is no data involved in this submission for narrative medicine.
Authors
- Victoria Mok Siu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0151-8111)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars in Medical Genetics
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.c.32102
- Primary Topic
- Historical and Architectural Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00