Perhaps Sinatra didn’t know about E. coli…

…or else these would have been the lyrics to “Strangers in the Night.”

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The opening party for the National Association of Science Writers annual meeting was Friday. A folk singer, a classical guitar/opera duo, and an astronomical a cappella group serenaded about 600 science writers with songs about science. Some people write about science, others sing.

Leo Kretzner, NASW member, molecular biologist, and singer/songwriter, wrote and performed the parody above.

Extra credit: Name the restriction enzymes during the doobee-doobeedoos.