Sweet article about some dudes who are putting extinct retroviruses from our DNA back together for study

Quoted: It takes less than two per cent of our genome to create all the proteins necessary for us to live. Eight per cent, however, is composed of broken and disabled retroviruses, which, millions of years ago, managed to embed themselves in the DNA of our ancestors. They are called endogenous retroviruses, because once they infect the DNA of a species they become part of that species.

w00t

Quoted: The achievements completely reset the boundaries of the stem cell debate, because both groups generated cells that looked and acted like embryonic stem cells, but without the need for eggs, embryos or ethical quandaries about where the cells came from. "I think this is the future of stem cell research," says Dr. John Gearhart, the biologist who first discovered human fetal embryonic stem cells. "It's absolutely terrific."

This is really cool

Quoted: Once the nerves were embedded in his pectoral muscle, the prosthetic arm -- which has electrodes that detect muscle activity -- was then able to ...

This is way cool. I love science.

Quoted: "A normal paper aeroplane just flies as it is," says Jaehwan Kim. "By sending microwaves we could control its wings and make it glide in a certain path."

This is cool. Faster DNA sequencing technology would be great.