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Not exactly, but they have got their vision enhanced thanks to the researchers at Johns Hopkins School of University. The enhanced vision is analagous to a hypothetical situation in which a person may get ability to [i]see[/i] in the ultraviolet or infra...

[i]The Scientist[/i] contemplates things needed to be re-engineered/designed in humans if we were allowed to do so. It is a roller coaster ride of thoughts with the goal of making humans immortal. I know I am sounding a bit odd, but the article is the wa...

Today, Microsoft awarded more than $500,000 (US$) in grants to six outstanding projects in the area of synthetic biology. Microsoft identified the proposals best positioned to tackle the computational challenges in two areas of synthetic biology:

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[i]Bacillius subtilis[/i] has been hacked to store "e= mc2 1905!" in its DNA. [URL=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=storage&articleId=9011945&taxonomyId=19&intsrc=kc_top]Check this out[/URL]. ...

Even tiny pests do it. Check this [URL=http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/070208_parasite_smell.html]news story[/URL]. ...

Researchers have successfully hacked the puny bacteria into propelling a bead. Unlike previous research, they have used the whole bacteria for propulsion instead of the flagella only. [URL=http://www.newscientisttech.com/article/dn11037-bacteria-harnesse...

A Happy New Year to you all! This time I have got the privilege of hosting an edition of Bio::Blogs on my blog Biohacking. Well, I start with a little disappointing news (at least fo...

I will be publishing the 7th edition of Bio::Blogs by tomorrow. Till now, I have got links only from one person. This is the final call for links. Please submit your favorite links to me from the world of bioinformatics as soon as possible.

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Wouldn't it have been really nice if there were an exclusive Digg.com for scientific literature or if [URL=http://www.facultyof1000.com/]Faculty of 1000[/URL] were free to access and open to all?

Well, the much needed service of the kind just de...