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Mich. woman hoped to freeze eggs, headed to prison

A Detroit-area woman who wanted to freeze her eggs before going to prison for six years failed to persuade a judge Wednesday to delay her sentence by two weeks.

Fergie, Ziggy Marley lead Easter Egg Roll talent

This year's White House Easter Egg Roll will be more Fergalicious than ever, with pop diva Fergie headlining the entertainment.

Hong Kong finds more melamine-tainted Chinese eggs

The Hong Kong government says it has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in another batch of eggs from mainland China.

10,000 endangered turtle eggs seized in Malaysia

Malaysian marine police say they have seized 10,000 endangered turtle eggs believed to be from the Philippines.

China official says tainted eggs "isolated" case

China's agriculture minister has called the discovery of melamine-tainted eggs "isolated cases," but urged continued scrutiny over the animal feed industry to ensure food safety.

China investigates tainted eggs in new food scare

Three more Chinese brands of eggs containing melamine have been identified and a local government has acknowledged that officials knew about the contamination for a month before it was publicly disclosed.

Fla. keeps gator farms full by culling wild nests

It's 7 a.m. in the marsh, and like some sort of cigar-chomping swamp cowboy, biologist Lindsey Hord is about to reach for something that could cost him a few fingers — or worse — if he's not careful.

Seattle fish-egg auctions lure hundreds of millions in bids

Bidders walk deliberately among trays of small, lung-shaped sacs of fish eggs. The room is white from floor to ceiling, setting off the bright red roe sacs. Constantly humming air filters keep fishy odors at bay.

Truck Loaded With Eggs Flips on Road

Scrambled eggs, anyone?

City Greases Up Eggs to Stop Goose Guano

In an effort to eliminate bird droppings, the city is smothering goose eggs with vegetable oil. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has permitted the city to addle or oil-coat Canada goose eggs in nests for the past five years to stall bird popullation growth.

Chicago Goes on Goose Egg Patrol

The city needs a flock of volunteers — for goose egg patrol.

Ultrasound scan reveals likely outcome of IVF

Simple ultrasound scans could be equally good at predicting a woman's chance of IVF conception success as the expensive, invasive and time-consuming hormone tests currently used, researchers say.

U.S. Seizes Fossil Dinosaur Eggs

Customs agents have seized fossilized dinosaur eggs believed to have been smuggled illegally from China and auctioned for $420,000, officials said Thursday.

Truck Spills 165,000 Eggs on Va. Highway

Drivers on their way to breakfast in northern Virginia on Saturday found it all over the road after nearly 165,000 eggs spilled out of an overturned tractor-trailer on the Capital Beltway.

Payment for Stem Cell Eggs Debated

Say you're a woman who wants to have fertility treatment but can't afford the $5,000 to $6,000 cost.

Plastics chemical harms eggs in unborn mice

Female mice exposed to a common chemical found in plastics while in the womb develop abnormal eggs, according to a new study. Based on this finding, researchers speculate that the chemical, bisphenol A, might increase the risk of spontaneous abortion and genetic disorders in humans, such as Down's syndrome.

Cannabis-based boost for smokers' suffering sperm

A synthetic chemical based on those found in marijuana may fix a problem that, paradoxically, affects the sperm of cigarette smokers.

The Vine
Why Are Eggs Harder to Peel?
Source: neatorama.com

There is some evidence that peeling a hard-boiled egg is not as easy as it was a couple of decades ago. The reason why might surprise you -older eggs are easier to peel, and the eggs we eat are fresher than ever!

Do you know someone who loves to start something but finds it difficult to finish it? This could be the reason!

We have all met them: people who seem pretty enthusiastic in what they are doing. They usually start something new (like DIY builders) but somehow never finish, before quickly moving on to something else, or they take ages to do it in order to have everything 'perfect' first.

DNA fertility test warns women how long they have left to start a family
Source: the Mail online

A DNA test that can tell a woman as young as 18 how long she has left to start a family is being developed by scientists. By monitoring the speed of the biological clock, the test can reveal how many eggs a woman has left - and give early warning of declining fertility.

Scientists make cells that form eggs and sperm in lab
Source: Reuters

U.S. researchers have found a way to coax human embryonic stem cells to turn into the types of cells that make eggs and sperm, shedding light on a stage of early human development that has not been fully understood.

List of Pundits Who Declared the P.O. Dead
Source: Daily Kos

The foresight of the Pundits should really make anyone who takes them seriously to re-think their position. These so called analyst, experts, anchor, etc. are nothing more than pretenders and guessers.

Eggscruciating! Roberta the hen dies after laying enormous egg
Source: the Mail online

The hen lives in upstate New York but has become famous in England. 'I just couldn't believe it. You open up the chicken coop and sitting inside the nest with five other eggs is just this behemoth,' he said.

Will You Still Eat Eggs? A Vegetarian Responds
Source: http://blog.beliefnet.com/everydayethics/

I was tired of my own meat-centric perspective on the egg issue which exploded after the male-chick expose came to light, showing how they were tossed alive into grinders.

Grist For The Mill: Knowing Male Chicks Are Tossed Alive Into Grinders, Will You Still Eat Eggs?
Source: http://blog.beliefnet.com/everydayethics/

This is one time when I see an ethical issue as a question of absolutes: Do you eat meat? Yes? Then deal with the realities. Meat is murder, if only of a lower life form. You kill to eat. Don't pretty it up for yourself.

Hereditary diseases could be eradicated before birth by 'genetically modifying' eggs
Source: Telegraph

Many hereditary diseases including cancers and diabetes could eventually be eradicated before birth after scientists found a way to "fix" the DNA of unfertilised eggs.

Boy, 6, goes to collect eggs from his hens... and finds a meteorite
Source: the Mail online

A six-year-old boy who had gone to collect eggs from his family's brood of hens was stunned to discover a rare meteorite in his back garden instead.

Poll. So....do ya eat the meat?

I love food and to tell the truth I don't discriminate much as to what I'll eat. I'm very adventurous when it comes to trying different foods. Escargot is wonderful and sauteed frogs legs make me smile (ever since I was a kid).

GM crops could send food prices rocketing
Source: The Daily Express

Milk, meat and egg prices could rocket by 20 per cent because of foreign farmers growing more GM crops, experts warned yesterday.

Whole Foods with Minimum Processing - the HEALTHY DIET MANTRA

Sometime back I had read a beautiful article on Nutrition by Jonny Bowden who writes for Forbes. The author while arguing that there is no such thing as a perfect diet for humans had put forward a case for food that is whole and sans (or with minimum) processing.

OMG! Have a Seat if You Can! You've never seen chairs like these!
Source: funfani.com

WOW! is all I can say, very ingenious.

Selenium enriched eggs developed in Coimbatore
Source: ANI

Coimbatore, July 8 (ANI): A poultry farm in Coimbatore has developed selenium-enriched eggs to counter selenium deficiencies.

Recession breeds new pool of sperm, egg donors
Source: content.usatoday.net

Sperm banks and donor agencies say the recession is prompting a surge in calls from people who hope to make money by donating their sperm or eggs.

Truck scrambles 18 tonnes of eggs onto Autobahn
Source: thelocal.de

Eighteen tonnes of eggs went over-easy on the Autobahn in northern Brandenburg after a truck overturned early Monday morning.

Kitchen Quick Tips {Eggs} Timeless Wisdom
Source: Tip Nut

Examples of basic tips on using eggs in recipes:

Of eggs, invisible bricks and call centres...
Source:

The problem with telling porkies is remembering which ones have been told, who they've been told to and precisely what was said. The BNP, while it's happy to lie on any occasion, doesn't seem quite so capable at keeping track of the lies it has told.

BNP leader pelted in egg protest outside UK parliament
Source: BBC News

BNP leader Nick Griffin has been pelted with eggs and forced to abandon a press conference outside Parliament. About 200 protesters disrupted the event, which follows the British National Party winning its first two seats in the European Parliament.

Giant bird breeds in Britain for first time in 177 years
Source: Independent.co.uk

The world's heaviest flying bird, the globally-threatened great bustard, has bred successfully in Britain for the first time since 1832.

Biscuits, Ham, Hominy, Eggs, and Red-Eye Gravy

This is a good start to any day! Just add a good cup of hot coffee and some juice or fresh fruit when in season. Step1- Make homemade buttermilk biscuits: Pre-heat oven to 425 F or 450 F (which ever works best for you)

Artificial ovary matures human eggs
Source: newscientist.com

A HUMAN ovary grown in the lab from slivers of ovarian tissue has been able to turn an immature egg into one that is ready to be fertilised.

Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

At the risk of becoming known as the Newsviner with the chicken fetish, here's another true story about a chicken that makes me giggle.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Members Charged With Hazing
Source: newschannel9.com

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