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	April 28th, 2012 Pantone toothbrushes add a splash of color to mouth maintenance Posted about 24 hours ago by Annie Colbert to Holy Kaw! Give your pearly whites a peek at some color with Pantone toothbrushes from the Drake General Store. Sold in a pack of five for $14 CAD (don't forget to carry the maple leaf when converting), these soft bristle brushes give the mouthwash something to envy. Via Drake General Store. Smile-triggering design. Kermit Hood and other Muppet fairy tales Posted about 23 hours ago by Annie Colbert to Holy Kaw! 1 The Disney-fied terribleness that was The Muppets' Wizard of Oz might scare off any fan from inserting the beloved googlie-eyed characters into classic tales, but artist David Petersen shed that fear and created a series of Muppet Fairy Tales comics. Looks like the seven dwarves might have a hankering for bacon that tastes like felt. Full collection at MMM. We love the Muppets. Literary paint chips Posted about 23 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! Well, color us well read! The Paris Review has decided to bring to life the color palette of great literature with their Literary Paint Chips for their 200th issue. Just in case you’re stumped, make the jump to the article and point to the name of the color for the quote that inspired it. For example, Limpopo hails from Rudyard Kipling's “The Elephant’s Child”: ”Then Kolokolo Bird Said, with a mournful cry, ‘Go to the banks of the great gray-green, greasy Limpopo River, all set about with fever-trees, and find out.’” We know, you’re thinking “Easy one, give us a challenge;” well, drag some literary friends around the computer and go crazy. It is Friday, after all. Full story at The Paris Review via I Love Charts. Coloring great books. Bringing waistlines to new heights Posted about 22 hours ago by Kate Rinsema to Holy Kaw! 1 Ever spotted someone with their pants hiked a bit too high and thought “Why bother with the shirt?” Fashion house Viktor & Rolf did, and created the Top Belt Jumpsuit for those who appreciate a roomy pair of pants but hate having to return to the closet for a matching blouse. And they say only the young inspire trends… (Head over to Viktor & Rolf’s website to virtually wander this fascinating fashion house as well. The creators can be found strolling through the library with dachshunds in tow.) Full story at Shopbop.com via Laughing Squid. New heights of fashion. Clone cells dominate to build heart muscle Posted about 20 hours ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! 1 Research with color-coding reveals that just a handful of cells from the embryo go on to create the pumping heart muscle of an adult zebrafish. "Clonal dominance like this is a property of some types of stem cells, and it's a new concept in how to form an organ during development," says study author Kenneth Poss, professor in the department of cell biology at Duke University. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Photo credit: Vikas Gupta Biologists poke holes in 'tiger stripe' theory Posted about 15 hours ago by Futurity to Holy Kaw! 1 Findings about mechanisms that control how proteins are expressed in different regions of embryos have NYU biologists reconsidering the long-held morphogen theory. This theory was first put forth in the 1950s by mathematician and World War II code breaker Alan Turing and refined in the 1960s by Lewis Wolpert. It has been used to explain why a tiger has stripes, among other phenomena. Full story at Futurity. More research news from top universities. Sent by Posterous. Change your email settings or unfollow. Other questions? We'd love to help.