The One That Got Away

Authors

Jeremiah D. Johnston, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Class Year

2013

Document Type

Nonfiction

Author Bio

Jeremiah became a science major because he wanted to gain superpowers in a lab accident. As a senior Biochemistry and Molecular Biology major, he has instead spent most of his time in lab breeding sea urchins, melanoma, fruit flies, bread mold, and the occasional carbon-carbon bond. In fact, the only science-related accident he has had was in the Animal Holding room of McCreary Hall: a Madagascar hissing cockroach once drew blood from his thumb with a well-placed, barbed cone of chitin. When he is not living in the Science Center, Jeremiah lives in Goose Creek, South Carolina, a land of salt marshes and giant mosquitoes where accidents, although rarely granting super-powers, generally involve fireworks—and scarred retinas.

Recommended Citation

Johnston, Jeremiah D. (2013) "The One That Got Away," The Mercury: Year 2013, Article 8.
Available at: https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/mercury/vol2013/iss1/8