Sarah Biren
Freelance Writer
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared beef from two gene-edited cattle low-risk and potentially safe to eat. They added that this kind of beef could possibly be on the market in two years. Called PRLR-SLICK cattle, they became genetically edited using a tool called CRISPR to shorten their hair to tolerate heat better. […]
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If you had the choice of working anything less than a Monday-to-Friday workweek, would you take it? More than likely your answer is yes, absolutely, in a heartbeat, no question, especially if it only has you at work 3 days a week. Lucky for you, there is a telling study you might want to cite next […]
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When people think about cults, often they assume “I would never fall for that.” However, people don’t get indoctrinated because they are unintelligent. That’s what makes cults so sinister; they slowly get into the heads of very smart people. Their tactics are often emotional, such as undermining a person’s self-confidence and tricking them into becoming […]
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House designer and designer company ESCAPE opened a tiny home village in Tampa Bay, Florida. As far as affordable housing goes in that area, these homes were a new alternative to living in an apartment. A wave of interest in tiny homes and remote living sold out the units in this village. “Little did we […]
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Loretta Harmes has been passionate about food and cooking ever since she was a child. She is known as the nil-by-mouth foodie on Instagram where she posts her mouth-watering creations from desserts to burgers to holiday recipes. But here’s the twist: Loretta hasn’t eaten anything in six years. The Nil-By-Mouth Foodie’s Journey Whenever Loretta would […]
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The Dervaes family bought a circa 1917 craftsman-style home just outside of downtown Los Angeles. Despite moving from a more “country” home, they couldn’t leave that way of life behind. So they transformed their urban plot into a fully functioning permaculture garden that grows about 7,000 pounds of organic produce every year. Now they also […]
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In 1975, 19-year-old Lindy Sue Biechler was found dead and sexually assaulted in her apartment. Her aunt and uncle discovered her with 19 stab wounds from two knives, including her own kitchen knife still sticking out of her neck. Newlywed Biechler had just returned from depositing her and her husbands’ paychecks at the bank and […]
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People tend to take food color for granted. It’s a given that oranges are orange and salmon is salmon, and people judge whether foods are ripe or expired based on their appearance. So many Americans might be shocked to learn that certain food colors are determined by the government, not by nature. For instance, oranges […]
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Many man-made synthetic materials, namely plastic, are not bio-degradable. Meaning, they cannot be absorbed back into the environment, unlike organic matter, like fruit peels, for example. So plastic items increase in landfills, taking up natural space, where they will remain without decomposing. In the quest to reduce waste, scientists searched to develop a way to […]
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QR codes are everywhere nowadays. They often track information about products while also used in marketing and advertising campaigns. People use them in day-to-day online activities such as in payment transactions, authenticating online accounts, and more recently, on Covid-19 vaccine passports. And now, people are wearing QR codes as tattoos. Getting QR Codes Tattooed There’s […]
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Because many people use debit and credit cards to pay for groceries, loose change is becoming less common. However, many grocery carts require a coin in order to attain them. At Aldi, you need a quarter to pull out a cart. That leaves to the harried search through pockets and wallets for coins. Some people […]
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Carrie Jernigan is a criminal defense lawyer who is going viral on TikTok for telling her followers to avoid using self-checkout lanes. Her page is filled with tips about the legal system most people won’t know about. But her advice on avoiding self-checkout begged for an explanation. Her reason is simple: shoplifters. Getting Charged With […]
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