With reference to an article in last week's *New Scientist* magazine, and a posting the other day suggesting the implications of the word 'sinister', I append the following: MAGNETIC FIELDS FROM SPACE MAY HAVE PUSHED LIFE TO THE LEFT Molecules are generally to be found in both 'left-handed'(sinister) or 'right-handed'(dexter) forms. However, all life on earth uses only 'sinister' amino acid molecules to make its proteins... The effect of 'handing' molecules was formerly thought to be caused by polarized light, but this type of light is extremely rare in the universe. Recently, some guys in a lab in France found that a similar effect to that of polarized light could be obtained by using unpolarized light in a magnetic field. Earth's magnetic fields aren't very strong, but the presence of extra-terrestrial magnetic fields around the same time as life was forming on earth may be the cause behind the 'sinister' basis of life on earth. Now, I don't want to jump to conclusions, but I reckon the above constitutes a fair whack at a new cosmology, with the key players currently represented by cool pop we know and love, bringing us together in happy harmony... Now, let us continue with the 60th Love Song, in your sleeve notes at page... hehe Gordon +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the undead Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "peculiarly deranged fanbase" "frighteningly named +-+ +-+ Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+