Got $50,000? You Can Buy Yourself A Personal DNA Sequencing Machine
DNA sequencing technology isn’t exactly accessible; a typical sequencing machine can easily cost $500,000. A startup called Ion Torrent aims to change that with a desktop sequencing machine for just $50,000. The key to Ion Torrent’s Personal Genome Machine is a semiconductor chip that holds 1.5 million sensors, each of which can hold a single…
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Doctor Who Characters Who Deserve Awesome New Action Figures
We finally got an awesome gift-set of all eleven Doctors, but there are still plenty of Doctor Who characters who merit their own plastic doppelgangers. From busty companions to penis-headed monsters, here’s 20 Who characters who deserve action figures. Geronimo! Some of these characters do have action figures already, but not really nice high-quality ones…
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