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...cells are among the many that can be grown outside of the body. In fact, he says, just about every human cell can now be cultured in a Petri dish - something that wasn't true 20 years ago, when Atala began his regeneration research. The only exceptions are pancreas, liver and nerve cells; so far these have proven too finicky to survive outside their human home...
...reveal their habit to their physicians. The reason: they don't believe doctors know a lot about the drugs, and they suspect that physicians, like the general public, have an exaggerated idea about how dangerous steroids really are. The users themselves tend to be aware of side effects like liver damage, high blood pressure and behavioral changes. That's why most users inject the steroids instead of taking them by mouth, in order to better control blood levels and lessen the risk of liver toxicity. A majority of habitual users also get blood work at least once a year, probably...
...days of foie gras as a simple exercise in gastronomic luxury are over. Foie gras - French for the fatted liver of a duck or goose -has come under increasing fire in the U.S., where it is a $17 million business. Chicago has banned the sale of it and California law will make it illegal to sell or raise foie gras by 2012. The fiercest battleground right now is in Philadelphia, where City Councilman Jack Kelly has proposed a ban and animal rights group Hugs for Puppies has been demonstrating outside the homes and businesses of chefs who serve the delicacy...
...can’t be so bad, I suggested. You booze until your liver begs for mercy, hobnob with some of Harvard’s most distinguished surnames, and leave early enough to catch dinner in the dining hall...
...after he graduates from medical school: Sandel: “Now consider a second case: This time you’re a doctor and transplant surgeon. You have five patients each in desperate need of an organ to survive. One needs a heart, one a lung, one a liver, one a kidney, and the fifth a pancreas. But you have no organs and you’re about to see them die, until suddenly you remember that in the next room there’s a healthy guy who came in for a checkup, and he’s taking...