Be careful what you ask for on the Internet. Sometimes even an honest response can make you feel pretty stupid.

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A little bit of science for you from today's SMBC . DNA is not beautiful - at best, it's just kind of freaky.

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SCIENCE BUZZ: Meet the ten volunteers for the Personal Genome Project, who are having all of their medical info and genome sequence published online. The PGP project aims to bring some of the thorny questions of personalized medicine — based on a person's DNA — out into the open.

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1. The Personal Genome Project
2. John Halamka’s Blog, Life as a Healthcare CIO
3. Misha Angrist’s Blog, Genome Boy
4. How the Personal Genome Project Could Unlock the Mysteries of Life
5. Once We’ve Sequenced Human Genomes, How Do We Understand Them?
6. Gaze Upon the PGP-10
7. #10: James Sherley’s Public Profile
8. #9: Rosalynn Gill’s Public Profile
9. #8: Stanley Lapidus’ Public Profile
10. #7: Keith Batchelder’s Public Profile
11. #6: Steven Pinker’s Public Profile
12. #5: Kirk Maxey’s Public Profile
13. #4: Misha Angrist’s Public Profile
14. #3: Esther Dyson’s Public Profile
15. #2: John Halamka’s Public Profile
16. #1: George Church’s Public Profile

Link: http://www.newscientist.com/article/m...

The New Scientist tests out two different DNA partner-matching services. Love: It's actually all about body odor and genes.

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1. DNA Dating: The Story in Pictures
2. DNA Dating Service: Pics, Videos, Links, News
3. GenePartner: Pics, Videos, Links, News
4. Is Your Love The Best? Put Your DNA To The Test!

SCIENCE BUZZ: Get your whole DNA make-up mapped next year for the low, low price of $5,000. Doesn’t it seem like we’re living in the future sometimes?

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1. Complete Genomics: We’ll Map Your Genes For 5K
2. Five Thousand Bucks for Your Genome
3. Dawn of Low-Price Mapping Could Broaden DNA Uses
4. Has Competition Driven Down Price?

CULTURE BUZZ: Stephen Colbert is all set to have his DNA blasted off into space, as part of a human time capsule dubbed “Operation Immortality”. In the ever-more-likely scenario that Earth is destroyed, Stephen Colbert will live on amongst the aliens to represent humanity. But he’s not the only one up there! His DNA will be joined by other celebs like Kevin Rose , Robert Scoble , and American Gladiator Beast !

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1. Stephen Colbert to have his DNA sent into space
2. 3001: A Stephen Colbert Space DNA Odyssey
3. No Bears In Space
4. Stephen Colbert Will Outlive Us All
5. About Operation Immortality
6. Operation Immortality
7. ColbertFeed
8. Stephen Colbert Goes Intergalactic (Press Release)

CULTURE BUZZ: Five years after his father’s body was initially found and cremated (without the authorities conducting an actual DNA test), one man witnessed his dad alive and well…on daytime TV! It’s quite an amazing story, especially now that John Renehan has reunited with his father, helping him piece together his past. Less amazing? An urn filled with the ashes of a stranger. That’s, like, begging for nightmares.

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1. Daddy Lives!
2. See Video Here
3. Video Interview With John Renehan

SCIENCE BUZZ: Scientists have discovered a gene in human males that regulates vasopressin and predicts whether they’ll be good at long-term relationships. Can we submit Don Draper to a DNA test to find out?

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1. “The first time that science has shown a direct link between a man’s genes and his aptitude for monogamy. “
2. Monogamy Gene Found in People
3. “People seem to find it comforting to believe that their behavior is predetermined.”
4. Of Voles and Men: My Low Vasopression Made Me Do It!
5. What The Vole Tells Us About Men And Monogamy
6. AKA The Love-Rat Gene

SCIENCE BUZZ: Lonely? This dating service will find you a match based on the genetic compatibility of your DNA. In fact, they call themselves the world’s “first global DNA matching service.” Is it too soon to also call them the last?

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1. Meet Your Match (By Spitting In A Jar)
2. Let Science Be The Judge!
3. “Way More Squicky Than Cloning”
4. “The Future of Dating is DNA Tests and Buccal Swabs, So Get Used to It”
5. eHarmony 3000!

Twins born to a mixed-race couple in Germany have two different skin colors. Doctors are calling it a rare combination of genes, but I just call it two cute babies. Their names are Ryan and Leo.

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1. Twins Born To Mixed-Race Couple Have Different Skin Colors
2. 2 in 1 Million Chance