Via Kottke comes this NYT link about a scientist who discovers that cells "sing", they may sing differently depending on if they're healthy or sick, and they scream when they're dying.
I read both of Madeline L'Engle's books growing up: A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door. The latter deals with the simultaneous discoveries of a mysterious cosmic scream that makes stars disappear, and a similar scream from dying cell structures in the body of one of the main characters. While L'Engle is a little too overtly romantic for my taste, the idea that part of her story comes true 30 years after publication has got to be one of the most amazing rewards a science fiction writer could hope for.
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