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- monospaced0
- It's grand old last few months in physics to live through: Higgs Boson gets nailed, now inflation... noiceNonEntity
- http://www.npr.org/b…sarahfailin
- yurimon0
- This is only a hypothesis.
http://en.wikipedia.…organicgrid
- This is only a hypothesis.
- jaylarson1
Sorry if timeline, but just saw this:
- ESKEMA0
Semi-synthetic organism: Scientists create first living organism that transmits added letters in DNA 'alphabet'
- sofas0
Earprints as criminal evidence
“An earprint is an impression of the external ear. House breakers may leave their earprints inadvertently when they listen at doors and windows to check if there is anyone inside before breaking and entering a premises. Owing to uniqueness and individualistic characteristics of the human ear, earprints can be used as evidence to link a criminal with the crime. In the recent past, many suspected thieves have been convicted and several burglaries linked due to the presence of similar earprints.”
- monospaced0
Saw a PBS special last week about Living Forever and learned that biomechanical, lab grown organs, are now a reality. So many advances in just the last two years really changed how I viewed the future. I saw a video of a perfect set of lungs, grown from living cells, in a jar in a lab, respirating normally. I was totally blown away. This video from two years ago is an example of what science can achieve: