Check out GiantMicrobes.com.
The Ebola virus is quite cuddly, although to me it looks like a Vermicious Knid. Giardia and Syphilis are also pretty cute.
I figure these can't be any weirder than the plastic stomachs and heart models Elizabeth and I used to play with. ;-)
You can also order these from ThinkGeek (ahhh, ThinkGeek!). I am still waiting for a plush vaccinia.
One of the guys I worked with got some for his kid just so she could take the Black Death to Show and Tell. Scientists are kind of sick.
Posted by: Laura | June 30, 2005 at 09:46 AM
That's just beautiful. :-D
I was thinking they'd make great Christmas gifts for some of my friends.
"So what'd Sarah give you?"
"Ebola."
Posted by: Sarah | June 30, 2005 at 09:55 AM
When I get a permanant desk at work I think I'll need to add one of these to the binary clock (also from ThinkGeek) that I'm already planning to keep there.
Posted by: David | July 08, 2005 at 05:11 AM