Scientists grow pork meat in a laboratory

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Lois Rogers SCIENTISTS have grown meat in the laboratory for the first time. Experts in Holland used cells from a live pig to replicate growth in a petri dish. The advent of so-called “in-vitro” or cultured meat could reduce the billions of tons of greenhouse gases emitted each year by farm animals — if people…

Burgers May Feed Kids’ Asthma Risk

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By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter by Steven Reinberg healthday Reporter – Thu Jun 3, 11:48 pm ET THURSDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — Children who eat three or more hamburgers a week may raise their odds for asthma and wheeze, a new study suggests.  However, eating the so-called “Mediterranean diet” — rich in fruits, vegetables and fish — could…