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The Future of Food: World's First Test-Tube Burger

To all health-conscious people, eating meat is definitely a no-no. Though, research shows that we all need meat for its protein content, there were still people who prefer to eat non-meat meals, they are the vegetarians. However, on a recent experiment by a group of scientists, they have successfully cultured a laboratory-grown beef. Scientists unveiled the world's first lab-grown beef burger, serving it up to volunteers in London in what they hope is the start of a food revolution. The team in Maastricht took cells from organic cows and placed them in a nutrient solution to create muscle tissue. They then grew this into small strands of meat, 20,000 of which were required to make the burger. The costs of cultured beef are likely to fall as more is produced and the team claim, although it is very expensive, it could be available in supermarkets within 10 to 20 years. Proponents of test tube meat cite a variety of reasons for why it is worth supporting, from animal

NASA's Curiosity Rover Found Evidence of Water on Mars

There were a lot of explorations done to search for other heavenly bodies on the universe where man could possibly live! Mars is the nearest feasible to explore. Did NASA found something there worth to prove that we could live there? Well, they did more than that. NASA has found out that Mars have once a habitual environment! As a matter of fact, NASA’s curiosity rover has collected compelling evidence that ancient Mars was a very wet place. They were looking for water on Mars? Yes, some of it fit to drink, there’s water, there’s water everywhere. Thanks to discoveries by NASA's Curiosity rover, shown on the right is the picture of ancient Mars that has emerged during the past few months, which has been exploring the Red Planet since touching down inside Gale Crater in August 2012. Presented together recently here at the European Planetary Science Congress, though the announcements have come in dribs and drabs, they provide compelling evidence that Mars was quit

The Effects of Porn Addiction to the Brain

Each time passes that I surf the net, it’s always so tempting to view some pornographic scenes. They’re just anywhere, popping from site to site. It doesn’t hurt to view one or two then you’ll never know when to stop once you get hook into it! Worst come to worst, it will develop a habitual tendency on ones part. What is a pornography addiction then? According to Wiki, by definition, pornography addiction is a behavioral addiction characterized by compulsive, repeated use of pornographic material until it causes serious negative consequences to one's physical, mental, social, and/or financial well-being. Addiction to internet pornography is also a form of cybersex addiction. In the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), there is no diagnosis of pornography addiction. Viewing of Internet pornography that is problematic for an individual for personal, or social reasons, or reasons such as time spent viewing or viewing in problematic situa

The Golden Rice and It's Health Benefits

When I first heard the idea, I admit, I was a bit curious and confused at the same time. First thing is, why is it orange in colour? The other thing is, how in the world they created a golden rice? According to Wiki, by definition, Golden rice is a variety of Oryza sativa rice produced through genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, a precursor of vitamin A, in the edible parts of rice. The research was conducted with the goal of producing a fortified food to be grown and consumed in areas with a shortage of dietary vitamin A, a deficiency which is estimated to kill 670,000 children under 5 each year. By the addition of three beta-carotene biosynthesis genes, Golden Rice differs from its parental strain. In the year 2000, the scientific details of the rice were first published in Science, the product of an eight-year project by Ingo Potrykus of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and Peter Beyer of the University of Freiburg. Golden rice was considered a signific

4 Great Reasons to Eat Chocolate

A day never passes with me taking my daily dose of chocolate. What I like most is to drink it rather than indulging myself with chunks ;-) What's best about chocolate is not it's cravenly taste, it's really good for your health. An August study in the journal Neurology is the most recent evidence of this.  Researchers found that chocolate may help older people keep their brains healthy and their thinking sharp. Study participants showed an 8.3 percent increase in blood flow to the brain who drank two cups of cocoa daily for 30 days, and they improved their scores on memory and thinking tests. Though this new finding is promising, it is not the only health benefit that seems to come as a result of eating chocolate. Above is only one, here are three more reasons why you should not be guilty indulging yourself with chocolate. Heart Healthy  According to a 2012 study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), daily chocolate consumption may reduce the risk of heart attack

Barbie Thomas: The Armless Body Builder

Good reading folks! What I am is a desperate human being trying very hard to convince myself to do exercise at least once a week! Well, let’s read one great story to inspire us to share our end of the bargain! Meet Barbie Thomas… Grabbling on to the wires after she climbed onto a transformer while playing outside her Texas apartment complex, at the age of 2, she lost both her arms. From her hands out her feet, the electric current traveled through her little body, burning her arms to the bone. Fitness Unarmed, her website biography, she quoted, "They were like charcoal. They were completely dead and had to be amputated at the shoulders." No one expected Thomas to live. Could you? But today, at 37, she has accomplished what was once regarded as the impossible: Thomas is a competitive body builder and model. "I thank God I am alive," Thomas exclaims, who now lives with her two sons, aged 13 and 17, in Phoenix. She uses her shoulders as arms, which her chi

What Your Man Really Means with his Lusty Lines

I must admit, I’m not an expert when it comes to feelings. I myself often misjudged feelings of my own with regards to love and especially understanding lust. So, in this field, we must consult an expert to discuss this thing with utmost importance and bearing.  I managed to browse an influential “For Her Magazine” and these are what various people of different field expertise have to say. When your guy says: “I would love to go somewhere quiet with you so we can talk” When you hear these lines and you assume that he is serious when he says it, yes you can tell if he’s serious assuming that this is not a one night stand, a line like this signals that he’s craving for an emotional connection, rather than a mere physical release. That’s according to sex therapist Carole Altman, PhD, author of You Can Be Your Own Sex Therapist. Be ready though and prepare yourself for a slow, slow, yes, so sloooooow burn! “He is probably feeling romantic and wants to have a sensual intimate

How to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle: A Balance Between Life and Work

How to maintain a healthy lifestyle? A great question a lot of us might be asking ourselves, especially those of us who can’t see our belly buttons anymore! Well, to balance everything from life to work, that’s another dilemma! Planning what to eat and where to go and what time to sleep is not my thing! Though lately, well, it might come to age, I need to consider those things to make myself worthy to stay alive. Better yet, I need to do these to inform if not to influence more people to do it, and I seriously think that this is for a greater good ;-) What are your eating habits? That would be the first thing you have or you need to ask yourself. Do you eat breakfast regularly to start your day right? A lot of research indicates that the best meal throughout the day is the breakfast. But that doesn’t mean that you have to eat everything you see during breakfast! Are you aware that there were caloric requirements needed according to your body type, (I’m not doing it for you, you ha