The claim by Ion Torrent on Tuesday that a reasonably affordable machine capable of mapping an individual’s complete genetic makeup for $1,000 will be ready by the end of the year has technology geeks in a tizzy.
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Happy New Year! And welcome to the year of light…bulbs. Why you ask?
Read More »Video: Plastic surgery a hot holiday gift
Plastic surgeons are busier than ever at the end of the year as people cash in gift certificates.
Read More »2011 Year in Review: Health
2011 was a year for groundbreaking studies, and controversy - here's a look back at some of the year's top health stories
Read More »Physicists` ‘light from darkness` breakthrough named a top 2011 discovery
(PhysOrg.com) -- They shook light from darkness. They coaxed something out of what we normally think of as nothingthe vacuum of space. And now their work has been named one of the top 10 breakthroughs of the year by Physics World, the international magazine announced today.
Read More »U of Toronto experiment named top breakthrough of 2011 by Physics World
Aephraim Steinberg and colleagues at the Centre for Quantum Information and Quantum Control at the University of Toronto had the top physics breakthrough of the year according to Physics World magazine.
Read More »Video: 2011’s most incredible inventions
Russ Mitchell talks with Popular Science's Mark Jannot about the magazine's picks for the year's most ingenious inventions.
Read More »All over the map
GolfChannel: Once a relatively slow part of the season, a confusing end of the year now has players like Andres Romero making some tough scheduling decisions.
Read More »Matteson takes early lead on perfect day in Boston
NORTON, Mass. (AP) - Troy Matteson is having his best opening round of the year at just the right time.
Read More »U.S. Open a tough test without being hard
Golf's second major championship of the year seems to have a new name.
Read More »The best new hotels of 2011
From a pioneering farmstead in South Africa to a sexy Manhattan skyscraper, these are the year’s best new hotels.
Read More »PGT: Will Tiger’s belief in himself be enough?
PGT: Woods maintains this is the year he rebounds at the Masters.
Read More »How to make the most of wave season deals
The cruise industry's "Wave Season," which takes place between January and March, is when cruise lines showcase their very best extra-value offers for the year to come
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