There are few writers of science fiction whose work I look forward to more than Rudy Rucker‘s. His playful and laid-back sense of humour lends everything he writes a unique and unmistakable tone – and that applies to his non-fiction too. If his work is unfamiliar to you, this essay by Rucker for Newsweek on the not-so-science-fictional-any-more subject of synthetic biology should give you a taste of his style. [BoingBoing]