the genetics of knock-out mice are SO complicated...i remember it gave me headaches learning about how create/use them in Genome 371.

Quoted: Two Americans and a Briton won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for their work in gene targeting.

Quoted: They're already predicting, mathematically, what you'll want to watch, what you'll want to wear, and who you'll want to vote for. Obviously, the next step is for computers to read your mind — and that's just what they're working toward at Tufts University in Boston.

Quoted: 2007 BusinessWeek/IDSA IDEA Awards -- The evolution of design from a narrow focus on aesthetics into a richer discipline that embraces branding, services, sustainability, medicine--even the comfort and safety of pilots and passengers--is on clear display in the 2007 International Design Excellence Awards. What had once been the preserve of engineers, business consultants, ecologists, and brand managers now falls within the growing purview of designers.

these are really cool! i especially like the biking helmet, the printer, and the air-purification planter, among other things :)