links for 2009-07-09

• Kitchen biology. The rise of do-it-yourself biology democratizes science, but is it dangerous to public health and the environment?
  via jasonbobe
  (tags: diybio science biology review)
• A drug’s unintended use restores the gift of hearing - The Boston Globe
  "Today, Garrett’s hearing is near-perfect in one ear, her rare neurological ailment treated by a drug called Avastin. But the wonder here isn’t simply that her hearing has been restored. The real wonder is how."
  (tags: molecularist health scienc biology medicine biomedicine cancer treamtments drugs avastin offlabel)