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When We Are Called to Part—Brooke Jarvis on the last days of a leprosy settlement

WHAT? Archerfish hit their prey with a spit bullet that *gets faster as it moves*. That’s AMAZING. By Aatish Bhatia.

This week, the FDA landed a big (and rather snarky) smackdown upon the personal genetic testing company 23andMe. David Dobbs has a great overview of the fracas at the New Yorker, Razib Khan argues it won’t mean much in the long run, Michael Eisen asks how we want genetic testing to be regulated, and Matthew Herper asks if 23andme is self-destructing.