A compromised refrigerator was sending out spam, and electronic tongues tasted the grapes of Valencia, where engineers created yogurt from the milk of nuts. Cashew cheese from Sacramento was recalled because of Salmonella, and fears of hop stunt viroid led to a British hop quarantine. Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus was found in a Yolo County melon seed field, New Delhi virus was detected among the zucchini of Murcia, and victims of ciguatera poisoning in the Canary Islands reported paradoxical sensations. Pediatric leprosy was rising in southeastern India. “The situation,” said a leprosy advocate, “is pathetic.” The street drug…