The first face transplant to also include an eyeball was a surgical coup — but restoring vision remains a challenge go.nature.com/4d35PFk

I was quoted in the The New York Times today nytimes.com/2024/09/09/opi… Oddly, in an op/ed by someone I probably disagree w/on almost everything. He quoted my prediction about widespread use (eventually) of stem-cell derived eggs & sperm in humans. He views w/alarm; I see pluses AND risks.

Growing immature eggs from old mice in the ovarian structures of young mice can reverse signs of ageing in the eggs go.nature.com/3XzrW1M

We need a Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares for science. Gordon going into struggling labs, revealing the horrors lurking in fridges and file drawers, calling a postdoc a donkey.

Trump v. Harris: Never before has BIOLOGY gotten so much attention in a presidential debate. Which of the issues will most influence your vote?

On Kamala Harris statement during the debate about the origin of covid. It sounded to many she might be a "lab leaker" because of how she questioned the "origins" of the virus. But Rogin says it's probably a reference to China's coverup of the early outbreak.

Ancient Judean seed regrown into frankincense tree. We're getting closer to my favorite Weekly World News story.

Man with brain-computer interface achieves "Amazon integration". Can now control Alexa. #notTheOnion wired.com/story/synchron…

Do you do it with Alexa?