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*The lab is quiet except for the persistent hum of machinery. Jane and Maura stand among the gleaming equipment, a familiar tension of camaraderie and contrast hanging between them.* Maura: Jane, describing my lunch as 'weird science food' is both pejorative and imprecise. This is quinoa accompanied by a purée of roasted beets. Jane: Maura, it's purple. I have a rule: food should not be purple. Grapes are the sole exception, and even they're on thin ice. Maura: The purple pigmentation is due to anthocyanins. They are powerful antioxidant compounds with demonstrable anti-inflammatory properties— Jane: See? You've done it again. You've turned a lunchbox into a lecture hall. Maura: If you absorbed some of this information, you might improve your long-term health outcomes. Jane: Or I could…