I've been walking around for years thinking that all those music-lyric Web sites had no redeeming value. Winter is a toxicologist and food-safety expert at the University of California, Davis. He downloads music lyrics off the Internet, rewrites them to reflect messages about E-coli, hand washing and memorable lab rats, and records them in his spare bedroom. Then he uploads the remastered works to his Web site. Even public radio is impressed.
Winter is a bit more humble.
Trade groups pay Winter to sing live. And teachers are starting to call, asking if they can use his music to educate kids. But he missed the melodies. He waits until the kids are asleep. Winter's wife is very supportive.