
The long and short of this story is scientists can now grow diamonds that are bigger and better than natural ones. If you’d like to read about the scientific processes used for this feat, I suggest you read this. Otherwise, just sit back and wait for diamond prices to drop dramatically.
A French team has invented a prosthetic heart that may be able to replace the real thing in patients in need of heart transplants. The new device is not the first of its kind, but it may be the first with limited drawbacks. Further tests are required, but if all goes well this device could be available as early as 2013. Read more…

Science has apparently proven, for the most part, that our behavior is influenced most by genetics. To easily illustrate their point, the specialist involved in the related study uses the example of hair color. You are born with a certain color of hair. You can change it, but you have to keep working at it, and if you don’t, you’ll revert back to what is natural. It is the same with behavior. This effectively means that people are predisposed to bad behaviors. Read more…