The thing is, that's one of the things that defines cancer, so this is an important step towards defeating it. Cancer isn't one disease; it's pretty much any mutation (or, more commonly, series of mutations) that make a cell or group of cells override the checks that the body usually puts on division. Cancer cells don't exhibit density-dependent inhibition like normal cells; it sounds like this p16 gene can help enforce this despite mutations in what are normally oncogenes.

I agree! It seems that whenever someone describes a phenomenon unique to an ethnic group, people feel the need to cry "Racism!".

I agree; if their offspring could "contribute to us", then two individuals have interbred and produced fertile offspring, so they must be the same species.

Wait, laws to stop criminals? That's crazy.

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good!

It's actually being amended to explicitly allow navigation and music functions: http://www.iphonewzealand.co.nz/2009/all/breaking-common-sense-prevails-law-is-to-be-amended/

That's why there's links. If you don't want summaries, don't read a newsblog.

Not to mention life as we don't know it. There could be plenty of life in the universe not based on nucleic acids.

What we need is a better Flash plugin. Really, Adobe, you can't do better for your own software?

Mod parent up. I want Darkvision so I can see in dimly lit dungeons! In all seriousness, however, it would be extremely useful to allow humans to see a wider spectrum than they currently can. Perhaps the hyperspectral vision of the mantis shrimp could yield proteins that could allow human eyes to see well into UV and IR.

What about child C, who is also inquisitive about everything around him? He goes to school, ask his teachers questions, and what they don't know, he looks up on the Internet, or has a parent look up for him. Since when does getting an education mean that a person can't ask questions and go further?

When I read it, I thought "her being ready all the time wouldn't bother me!"