Fungus-Infected Violin Beats Stradivarius in Listening Test | Popular Science.
Apparently you can replicate the sound of a Stradivarius violin by infecting wood with a special fungus, and then using it to make violins. Should make high quality violins cheaper, even if blind listening tests are bound to be subjective. Anyway, another article of mine at Popsci.com, follow the link to read it.