Graffiti is, in theory, an open ended system. If you had multiple lifetimes and a vast squad of goons you could saturate every surface available with markings. But in reality it's all about what spots you hit and if you have enough respect not to get your spots ragged out and enough luck and skill to get a few that can escape the eye of the buff squad.

- KAI1

Police and academics in Cambridge are trying to find a graffiti artist who could be Britain's brightest vandal. The artist spray-painted part of a chemical component of DNA on the road outside a lab where the double helix was unveiled 50 years ago.

- BBC News

In molecular biology, "junk" DNA is a collective label for the portions of the DNA sequence of a chromosome or a genome for which no function has yet been identified. About 98% of the human genome has been designated as "junk" ... much of this sequence may be an evolutionary artifact that serves no present-day purpose.

- Wikipedia

The era of garage biology is upon us. ... A mere $1,000 will get you a set of precision pipettors for handling liquids and an electrophoresis rig for analyzing DNA. Side trips to sites like BestUse and LabX may be required to round out your purchases with graduated cylinders or a PCR thermocycler for amplifying DNA.

- DNA Hack (the website for Amateur Genetic Engineering)

Maybe bathtub biotech will be the next to capture the mindshare of the techie tinkerers. Maybe bioinformatics and the diffusion of genetic engineering technologies will inspire a new generation of bio-hackers. Certainly the technologies are there for those inclined to genetically edit their plants or pets.

- MAKE Magazine

Perhaps the recipient of the gift is a neophyte who does not have the knowledge or skill to decode the complex typography ... When you throw a bottle into the ocean it might not be discovered by its intended recipient. Would you be able to understand a message in a bottle written by someone in the past? How about someone in the future?

- KAI1

After testing his own DNA at the request of a distant cousin, Mr. Grieve was shaken to discover that he did not match any of his extended family, including his first cousin, the son of his father's brother. That could only mean an occurrence of what genetic genealogists call a "nonpaternal event."

- The New York Times