Pacific Biosciences is working on a DNA sequencing process that it says will allow a person’s genome to be sequenced in under an hour for less than $100 making a future of personally tailored genetic medicine more feasible. Reporter/Videographer: Nick Burns

A tiger-mauling incident and the recession have hurt the San Francisco Zoo, forcing layoffs and sharp budget cuts. WSJ’s Nick Burns looks at what zoo management is doing to get the struggling zoo back on its feet. Reporter/Videographer: Nick Burns

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Originally published at WSJ.com.

Monzen-Nakacho—Monnaka to the locals—lies low, laced by canals that flow into Tokyo Bay. It’s a refuge from the formality of central Tokyo. And it typifies Japan’s sense of drift: fewer children, dying businesses and flagging faith.

Night Snacks by Nick Burns

Shigemi Masuda is a quick-change artist whose wooden cart becomes a semi-private tent of intimacy each night. He’s a purveyor of oden — traditional boiled fishcakes, turnips and bean curd. A slow stream of people trickle into his street stall, usually as their last stop on a night out.

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Originally published by The Washington Post on September 4, 2009.