Wow.

Quoted: Spievack's brother, Alan, a medical research scientist, sent him a special powder and told him to sprinkle it on the wound.
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To his astonishment, every bit of his fingertip grew back.

Seems like an interesting development.

Quoted: People whose immune systems are resistant to the human immunodeficiency virus are causing it to mutate into a weaker form, which may improve survival odds in people with typical immune systems.

Quoted: Scientists in the US say they have created a genetically- engineered carrot that provides extra calcium.

Quoted: A new wave of products targeting the blossoming personal-genomics industry has recently become available. The first commercial whole-genome sequencing service was launched last week by startup Knome, based in Cambridge, MA.

refaving petersigrist. this is fascinating and scary at the same time.
a) nervous what my dna would turn up about my predispositions
b) nervous about the negative societal implications -- especially as it relates health and intelligence predictions. e.g. would a dna test be required prior to getting health insurance? would a dna test be part of the admissions process for a premier school?

Quoted: Logging onto my account at 23andMe, the start-up company that is now my genetic custodian, I typed my search into the “Genome Explorer” and hit return. I was, in essence, Googling my own DNA.

Quoted: The researchers found the highest amine levels in red wine and sake and the lowest in beer. For now, the device only works with liquids.
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Mathies suggests the device could be used to put amine levels on wine labels.

Quoted: The planet is the most Earth-like ever spotted and is thought to have perfect conditions for water, an essential ingredient for life. Researchers detected the planet orbiting one of Earth's nearest stars, a cool red dwarf called Gliese 581, 20 light years away in the constellation of Libra.

Very interesting (I'm saying that in a deep voice).

Quoted: Men with bass voices tend to have more children than those who speak in a higher pitch, scientists find.