[Science] 3-D Printed Body Parts, Finally!

3-D Printed Body Parts, Finally!
http://www.sfgate.com/business/technology/article/Scientists-use-3-D-printing-to-help-grow-an-ear-4294325.php
For children born with microtia, a congenital deformity of the external ear, reconstructive surgery solutions can involve long, painful operations or prosthetics that rarely resemble the real thing.

Apple Chairman Art Levinson On The Ultimate Biology Prize
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2013/02/20/sergey-brin-and-mark-zuckerberg-discuss-collaboration-on-life-sciences-award/
This morning Facebook billionaire Yuri Milner - and some friends - announced a new prize for biological achievement: the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, a $3 million award ”recognizing excellence in research aimed at curing intractable diseases and ...

Endangered sharks return to Bahamas 'home'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/21497049
Previously thought to be wide-ranging animals, a tagging survey has revealed that the sharks frequently revisit the same areas around the island.

Rover on Mars Extracts First Rock-Core Sample
http://www.voanews.com/content/curiosity-collects-gray-innards-of-red-planet-rock/1607741.html
In a first for interplanetary exploration, NASA engineers said Wednesday that the $2.5 billion Curiosity robot rover successfully mined material from inside a rock on Mars, advancing the agency's search for conditions once favorable for microbial life.

Researchers debate wisdom of brain-mapping initiative
http://theweek.com/article/index/240357/why-obama-wants-to-map-the-human-brain
Researchers debate wisdom of brain-mapping initiative. Dan Vergano, USA TODAY8:16p.m. EST February 20, 2013. A proposed federal effort to map the human brain has drawn both applause and dismay over its ambitious scope and potential costs.

Secret of tongue twisters is in the timing
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/02/21/3695258.htm
Smooth speech Timing is everything when it comes to smooth speech, according to new research that reveals for the first time in detail how the brain organises sounds.

Hot lava spews out of Europe's tallest volcano
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/video-italy-mount-etna-rumbles-life-article-1.1268766
Mount Etna, Europe's tallest active volcano, spews hot lava out of its crater into the night sky. Post to Facebook. Hot lava spews out of Europe's tallest volcano on USAToday.

Field research on polar bears freezes out pre-conceived notions
http://www.thedailygreen.com/weird-weather/weather-categories/nature-pictures/polar-bear-extinction-1302
LAFAYETTE -- When Oakland author and firefighter Zac Unger rushed north to Canada to save the polar bear population from the fiery furnace of global warming in 2008, he came to a startling conclusion -- the polar bears didn't need saving.