Yeah, can I have two stuffed red-blood cells and an inflatable astronaut?
Need a cool gift for that science nerd in your house? Or just a WF nerd? The gift shops at Federal agencies have you covered.
Gifts of cheer
"The NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, headquartered in Atlanta, are supplied by a company called Giant Microbes, which sells a “stocking box of ornaments.” It includes penicillin, a blue stuffed toy that looks like a squid; the salmonella bacterium, a log with red flowing strings; and a stuffed red-blood cell. A company called Cafepress.com also sells an Ebola ornament online."
Gifts of cheer
"The NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, headquartered in Atlanta, are supplied by a company called Giant Microbes, which sells a “stocking box of ornaments.” It includes penicillin, a blue stuffed toy that looks like a squid; the salmonella bacterium, a log with red flowing strings; and a stuffed red-blood cell. A company called Cafepress.com also sells an Ebola ornament online."