The Registry of Standard Biological Parts

*I guess one needs a registry of standard biological parts, but those icons that

reduce living tissue to conceptual nuts and bolts are a tad disquieting. It's like

waking up in the morning and realizing you're "Mr. Potato Head."

http://partsregistry.org/Catalog

*There are definite upsides to this technology, though, like my throwaway-bottle

"window farm" that's been biologically upgraded to grow tear-gas and live bacon bits.