February 07, 2016 at 05:06AM

Today I Learned: 1) ...this quick algorithm for cooking dumplings: bring water to a boil; add dumplings; for x = 1:3 let water come to a boil; add a cup of cold water to cool; end for let water come to a boil; remove from water and serve; 2) When making spring rolls, don't despair if they don't get wrapped well, or if they crack a bit, or if they come loose. Fry them carefully and they'll be fine. Maybe. 3) ...how to make a binary counter out of genetic repressors! According to the standard simplified repressor model, at least.