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| Surrogate motherhood or reproductive tourism? |
| Published on: May 10, 2009 by Abhijit Banerjee
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| Last updated on: May 10, 2009 |
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| Categories: Society
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The state of Gujarat in India is renowned for people with an entrepreneurial streak. The city of Anand in Gujarat, which gave India Amul, the country’s best-known brand of butter, has now become the last stop for many childless couples at home and abroad, after its first surrogate baby five years ago.
Latest outsourced service
Surrogate motherhood is among the latest in a long list of roles being outsourced to India as it is far cheaper than in the West. A surrogate in India is ...
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| Walnut - the new Superfood |
| Published on: Apr 26, 2009 by Abhijit Banerjee
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| Last updated on: Apr 26, 2009 |
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| Categories: Soil
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In an era spinach has e.coli and the fish are laced with mercury, walnuts may be emerging as the new superfood. New studies show that walnuts can help prevent or slow down this process. Natural chemicals in walnuts help prevent hardening of the arteries, making them less prone to becoming blocked.
Experimental groups eating a fatty meal were asked to follow it with either five teaspoons of olive oil or a handful of shelled walnuts. Both the olive oil and the walnuts helped prevent sud...
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| Man-made meat - growing animal parts in lab rather than on a farm |
| Published on: Apr 10, 2009 by Abhijit Banerjee
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| Last updated on: Apr 10, 2009 |
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The concept of man-made meat - growing animal parts in a lab rather than on a farm has been around for a century. Winston Churchill was one of it famous proponents. In his 1932 essay "Fifty Years Hence" he mentioned: "We shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing, by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium."
Though the idea has been around for such a long time, there has never been much public demand as most carnivores don't...
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