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I have been looking forward to this. Our next guest inspired another than Oprah, and more than 300 of her staff are to go on a vegan diet for a week. That means no animal products, no meat, eggs or dairy. In her new best-selling book, I read it over

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I am Karen Hopkin, this will just take a minute. If youve ever given any thought to the life style of the hermaphrodite, its probably occurred to you that being both male and female doubles your chance

SSS 2009-11-25

Maybe its happened to you. You think you have a fever. So you pop a thermometer in your mouth and try to breathe through your nose to get an accurate reading. But youre totally stuffed up, so you experience this moment of complete panic because you c

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After nearly twenty years of homeownership, Ive spent the past ten months renting an apartment. I like it. And I dont. There are pros and cons to renting a place, just as there are pros and cons to owning a home. For me, one of the biggest cons is th

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Almost all cells need iron to grow. Now, researchers have identified a link between the body's system for regulating iron and breast cancer. The discovery could help doctors predict the course of breast cancer disease and even help them decide the mo

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今天我们要学的词是vegan。 Vegan是最严格的素食主义者。Vegans don't eat meat, dairy products or eggs - in short, no animal products, 肉、奶制品或鸡蛋都不能吃，简而言之，凡是跟动物沾边的食物一律不吃。

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今天我们要学的词是vegan。 Vegan是最严格的素食主义者。Vegans don't eat meat, dairy products or eggs - in short, no animal products, 肉、奶制品或鸡蛋都不能吃，简而言之，凡是跟动物沾边的食物一律不吃。

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