jQuery.genome = function(selector, allowEscaping) {
	if(typeof(allowEscaping) == 'undefined') {
		allowEscaping = true;
	}
	if(allowEscaping) {
		var selector = selector.replace(/\[/g, '\\[').replace(/\]/g, '\\]');
	}
	var el = jQuery(selector);
	if(!el.length && typeof(selector) == 'string') {
		el = jQuery('#' + selector);
	}
	return el;
};