• I posted 5 bizarre facts about change blindness, a peculiar quirk of the human brain that causes “obvious” changes to become invisible.
• A drug that regrows sensory ear hairs shows promise as a cure for hearing loss.
• The FDA approved a pill to prevent HIV infections.
• A giant squid was filmed in its natural habitat for the first time ever.
• We now have the technology to edit the genome of living cells with high precision.
• Japanese researchers modified T-cells to attack skin cancer and HIV.
• More scientists using GMO bacteria to transform CO2 and sunlight back into fuel.
• As if graphene weren’t miraculous enough, it also soaks up radioactive waste.
• 2012 was the warmest year in the US on record.
• Just another 262 potentially habitable planets discovered.
• Bonobos love to share, but they like sharing with strangers even more than friends.

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The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People