A READER who understandably wishes to remain anonymous sends us this intriguing story about “Dr X”, the head of department in the forensic laboratory where he works.
One Monday morning, Dr X noticed a patch of dark purple-brown mould on a spare white laboratory coat hanging on a stand near the staff kitchen. He immediately had it removed for laundering. Several days later he saw another coat, in the same place, exhibiting colonisation by what seemed to be the same mould. Incensed, he instructed one of his staff to identify the mould. It turned out to…
