New Microbes!

YAY! Just got told that a new line of cells is under development! Requests do work! I'm sooooooooo HAPPY! YAAAAAY! These should be soooo cool!

Details???

They should be coming out at about the half-way point of the year. I suggested red blood cell, white blood cell, and brain cell. I think that's what they're making! Not too shure, though.

[kskerr]

But Bacteria don't have RBCs, WBCs, or brain cells =(. I want more bacteria!!! For the stupid human cells to be cool emphasis needs to be put on what microbes infect them, that means malaria needs to be made for RBC, already have HIV and TB for the WBC, and Mad Cow and HIV for the Brain (yes HIV can infect certain types of brain cells, usually happens late in infection). I'll still likely get them but would be much appeased if there were actual microbes introed as well .

My little sister suggested that they make cockididimycosis. It is a microbe that causes mushrooms to grow on your skin. And guess what, they are going to make it.

It makes mushrooms grow on your skin??? EWWWWWWW! Sounds cool! Can't wait to buy it!

wow, white and red blood cells sound great!

KEWL!
Must... have... one... of... those!

I'm gettin them as soon as they come out. The e-mail didn't say the exact date or month, just "mid-2006" anyway, they will be sooooooo cool!

I think the RBC and WBC thing is a great idea, I certainly could have used them to help my classmates through histology. I wonder if they'd do a sickled RBC, I seem to be hearing of quite a few cases of sickle cell lately, and it'd be nice as an educational tool ... so much easier than trying to draw it out on a piece of paper.

I'm also rather curious as to what type of WBC they might release.