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...scaffolding structure and put in a bioreactor to grow. In order to achieve the texture of natural muscle, the cells must be physically stretched and flexed, or exercised, regularly. After several weeks, voila, you have a thin layer of muscle tissue that can be harvested and processed into ground beef, chicken or pork, depending on the origin of the cells. But don't expect to see big, juicy in vitro steaks anytime soon; the technology has not yet been able to synthesize blood vessels or grow large, three-dimensional pieces of meat...
...appeal to voters who support abortion rights, while still harboring some moral doubts regarding the procedure. According to a 2007 Gallup Poll, only 26 percent of Americans favor legalized abortion in all circumstances, while 55 percent favor legalized abortion in limited circumstances. Most Americans seem to take a middle ground approach to abortion rights, favoring its legality in limited circumstances. This is consistent with the moral ambiguity that typically surrounds the issue for the majority of people...
...Whenever you are told that personal moral convictions should be left out of the abortion debate, remember that the person making that assertion has already brought her convictions into that debate. The shaky middle ground of being personally pro-life but advocating for abortion’s legality because you do not want to impose your moral convictions on others rests on an intellectually untenable foundation...
...briefly cost 1.60 dollars to buy a euro. The dollar’s weakness predates the current financial crisis investment banks are fretting about and the prophecy of recession. Driven by gargantuan budget deficits in Washington and compounded by a negative American trade balance, the euro has been gaining ground against the dollar for years...
...student B.N.S. Iyengar, who moved away from his guru's rigidly-defined sequence of postures towards greater emphasis on the spiritual. "If anyone asks me for advice, I suggest Jois for flexibility, and Iyengar for concentration," she says, while demonstrating a split and touching her forehead to the ground as nonchalantly as a cat stretching after...