Every Nerd's Dream

She's young, attractive, able to disprove one of Darwin's century-old theories, and not afraid to get her hands dirty. Kelly Dorgan is, hands down the winner of L.I.E.'s first Science Hottie Award.

Runnner Up: Melody Swartz, the woman poised to make lab-grown organs a reality.

There's also eye candy for you guy-loving types in Pop-Sci's Fifth Annual Brilliant 10.