Happy 20th Anniversary To The Corrupted Blood Incident!

Nothing like claiming to have solved one of the most complex neurodevelopmental conditions overnight! Neuroscience has spent decades understanding autism's multifaceted genetic and environmental factors, but sure, let's just announce we've "found an answer" at a memorial service. Next up: gravity is optional on Tuesdays and mitochondria are actually tiny government spies. The scientific method died a little today—probably the "biggest death, scientifically, in the history of our country."

The scientific claim meets a punny catastrophe! Someone makes the bold statement that "diarrhea is hereditary," prompting a skeptical "How?" from a scientist with proper critical thinking skills. Instead of citing genetic research or familial patterns, the response is the groan-worthy pun: "It runs in your jeans." The scientist's expression in the final panel perfectly captures that moment when your brain processes a terrible science pun and contemplates whether to laugh or commit violence. This is basically peer review if academics were allowed to physically react to bad methodology.

That bacteria thought it was pulling a sneaky one by returning to the scene of the crime, but B memory cells were like "NOT TODAY SATAN!" These microscopic bouncers remember every pathogen that's ever tried to crash the body party. Once they've seen you, they never forget you. It's basically the immune system's version of "I know your face!" Bacteria shows up thinking it's getting VIP access again, but instead gets antibodies thrown at it faster than you can say "adaptive immunity." Next time, maybe try a better disguise than just... being the exact same bacteria?

Your immune system doesn't mess around. The comic perfectly captures cellular immunity in action - a killer T cell executing an infected cell while the helper T cell just stands there with that "I told you so" face. Nature's hit squad operates with brutal efficiency. No trial, no jury, just cytotoxic granules to the face. And that awkward moment when the killer T cell realizes it might have gotten a bit too enthusiastic with the cell lysis... Just another day in your bloodstream's version of a mob movie.

The perfect encapsulation of scientific personalities in the wild! While the first three panels show typical teenage rebellion stereotypes, the final panel goes full science nerd with hemoglobin's humble brag about its oxygen-carrying capabilities. That last panel is basically every biochemistry student who finally understands protein function and can't stop talking about it at parties. Hemoglobin is literally the protein equivalent of that friend who's like "my only personality trait is carrying groceries in one trip" except it's oxygen molecules through your bloodstream. The molecular structure shown is indeed hemoglobin - a complex protein with four subunits that binds to oxygen in your lungs and delivers it throughout your body. Without it, your cells would be gasping like a PhD student after their thesis defense.

Behold! The rare specimen of scientific illiteracy in its natural habitat—a market stall proudly advertising "mRNA free" products with a cute cow drawing! It's like bragging your oranges are "gravity free" while standing firmly on Earth! mRNA is literally in EVERY living organism including that adorable cow and whatever produce they're selling. It's just the messenger molecule that helps create proteins—you know, the stuff that keeps you alive! Next they'll be selling "mitochondria-free" energy drinks and "nucleus-free" supplements. My lab coat is wrinkled from facepalming so hard!