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...University of Washington reported in the journal Nature that they had produced color vision in squirrel monkeys, which are normally born colorblind. Using a tiny syringe, researchers injected the single missing gene for color vision into the monkeys' eyes. The result was clear: monkeys that previously could not distinguish red, green and gray were easily able to pass a simian equivalent of a color-detection test. (See the top 10 medical breakthroughs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Gene Therapy Finally Ready for Prime Time? | 11/27/2009 | See Source »

Upon asking several Harvard and Yale students various questions, most of them were revealed to be—according to whomever edited the footage—“geeks,” embellished with stringent red frames. Find out why Fox Sports thinks you're a geek, after the jump...

Author: By Damilare K Sonoiki, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Geeks Gone Wild, Fox Sports Reports | 11/26/2009 | See Source »

...monkeys are endangered - in fact on the verge of extinction - and the local population is just 150. Although that's considered relatively good, sightings are never guaranteed. But we were lucky. Troops of large, red-nosed males, with their harems and button-nosed babies, whooped their way across the dripping rain forest. Young males gathered separately, to groom or fight each other in the mangroves. (See TIME's photo essay "Bonobo Eden...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Monkey Business in Borneo's Rain Forests | 11/26/2009 | See Source »

...Sanctum tips its hat to Soho's red-light past in its minibars, which include high-end sexy underwear from Myla and a choice of what might be discreetly described as adult novelties. At the rooftop bar and lounge, which is open 24 hours, residents can party hard in the open-air Jacuzzi with a freshly mixed cocktail. For larger gatherings, the in-house cinema converts into a private party space...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Glam It Up at London's Sanctum Soho | 11/26/2009 | See Source »

...three turkeys arrived today, shrink-wrapped in red, white and blue plastic. Our Afghan staff handled the packages gingerly, unsure what to make of our enthusiasm for frozen food. When they buy turkey from the local market, it usually comes body-temperature, fresh from slaughter. Also in the goody-bag was a ham, contraband in this Muslim nation, but for me a Thanksgiving staple. It was crying out to be scored, studded with cloves, slathered with honey and mustard and slowly roasted. A friend with connections to the American military food supply business had been good to us this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Thanksgiving Comes to Afghanistan | 11/26/2009 | See Source »

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