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Meat Grown in a Petri Dish?

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Scientists at Eindhoven University in the Netherlands have grown in-vitro meat, using cells from a live pig to replicate growth in a petri dish. Why is that my husband won't eat bones with fat on them because they are "gross," but will eat burgers and processed meat? From an opinion piece in the Times of India. Da da da da!

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Dutch May Ban Kosher Slaughter of Livestock

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This could halt production of kosher and halal meat in the Netherlands – and lead to similar campaigns in other European countries. Excerpted from the Irish Times. THE DUTCH parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban the ritual slaughter of livestock.

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What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds: A Book Review

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Wolf Lichen is rich in toxic vulpinic acid and in the old days was boiled up with meat and used to poison wolves. “Well, that’s great,” you may be saying, “but what does that have to do with owls? Sprigs of Wolf Lichen spring from the Douglas firs, a gorgeous, almost iridescent lime green.

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