09/ 3/02

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Tattoo You

The BBC reports that scientists are developing a "smart tattoo" that would help diabetics determine when their glucose levels are too low by changing color. Aside from the irritating tendency of journalists to append "smart" to every new technology—it's the people developing the technology who deserve that adjective, not their bombs or tattoos—this is a pretty cool development. The inventors should focus on a tattoo that checks blood alcohol levels next.

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