some ideas about codon distribution within the genetic code; musings on a possible link between methionine being the standard start amino acid in protein synthesis and the role of S-adenosylmethionine in methylation; and finally some observations and wild guesses on leishmaniasis, immunonology, involvement of S-adenosylmethionine in polyamine synthesis and epigenetics, and the possible role of SOCS-regulated cell signalling...