TGIF: recommended weekend science reads & a jar full of RNA

Thought-provoking reading over a beer, glass of wine, or beaker.

Two from Alexey Bersenev

• The future of human limb bioengineering
• Translating Cell Therapies: Academic versus Industry model

CIRM blog: two cool recent posts

• Specialized Embryonic Stem Cells Yield Insights into X Chromosome Inactivation
• Da Mayor and the clinical trial that could help save his vision

Science-Based Medicine

• We Should Abandon the Concept of “Alternative Medicine”

RetractionWatch scares the labcoats off of scientists with this

• 8 things you might not know about research misconduct proceedings: Guest post

Ed Yong

• When Parasites Attack, Flies Diversify Their Babies’ Genes

Antonio Regalado

• The Next Great GMO Debate (whoa, see a whole jar of RNA at Monsanto above from MIT Tech review).