"X Black" on the loose!
Nature News--In a brilliant bit of journalistic reporting I recently learned of a research lab in California that became the first to fall victim to the psychopathic escapades of "X Black", vandal and fiend. Protein crystals from the lab worth over $0.5 million were destroyed when, masquerading as one Silvya Oommachen, "X black" broke into the lab and removed 5,000 of said crystals from the freezer. The ruined samples were found with handwritten post-it notes signed by the elusive criminal explaining that her overloaded work schedule and it's ensuing "bad Karma" had been the cause of the attack.
Authorities are investigating the crime, but other than an extra two to three months of hard work to re-grow the crystals, nothing can be done to restore the samples to the lab. Very unfortunate.
So, I would warn you all, beware! You never know when the "X-black" will strike, or where!
For more information please go to www.nature.com.
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