“Here’s a tattoo of glucose (b-D-glucopyranose, to be more exact) that I have on my back. Somewhere out there is a young lady with the same tattoo in smaller version on her ankle. Alas, a lost love” –A chemistry professor
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Originally published February 17, 2008. Copyright 2008 Carl Zimmer.