I've donated $65 to the OpenPCR project on Kickstarter. The idea is to build a cheap and open source PCR machine to enable hobbyists to perform PCR in a garage without spending thousands of dollars on expensive equipment.

The way Kickstarter works is interesting. They're aiming to raise $6000 before the July 23 deadline. If they get enough pledges before then, then all those who pledged will have their credit cards charged. If they don't get enough pledges, then no money is taken from the pledgers.

You can donate below, or just keep an eye on how close they're getting to the goal.

When a giant tidal wave hits Asia, Bush pulls his own dad out of mothballs, but when the Arctic melts from climate change, permafrost forests fall over drunkenly and Eskimo villages slide into the thawing muck, everybody in the Republican Party looks all pie--eyed, quotes the Bible and blames hurricanes on lesbians.