links for 2008-07-16

Bora brings us the inaugural edition of a new blog carnival devoted to posts that discuss classic scientific papers. If you're interested in history, there's a lot there to enjoy.

Folks at Oxford hope to eventually build a complete computer model of human physiology. They're starting with the heart. Remaining hurdles include the need to fully understand the heart, and to build a powerful enough computer. I'm not holding my breath.

Three words, people: Drink. More. Water.