Vegan Marshmellows Roasting Over an Open Fire

Sure, some days I get down about graduate school and I think, "Does anyone really care about fruit fly vision? What is the point of my thesis project? Does it have any practical application (actually, yes it does, but I'll discuss that later)? Will it make the world a better place?" Um, scratch that last one. But then I read about an enviroterrorist trying to invent a vegan marshmellow and I feel much better about myself.