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NEWS ABOUT: egg

egg stories: 6 news summaries

 Rights Group Films 
 Workers Grinding 
 Chicks Alive 

Animal rights group uncovers disgusting practices at Iowa egg hatchery

Sep 1, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(AP) - An undercover video shot by an animal rights group at an Iowa egg hatchery shows workers discarding unwanted male chicks by tossing them live into a grinder, and other chicks falling through a sorting machine to die on the factory floor. Chicago-based Mercy for Animals said it shot the video... More »

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Iowa • euthanasia • animal rights • egg • killings • poultry • chicken • factory farm • animal abuse

Egg From Darwin Voyage Comes to Light

Naturalist signed—and cracked—relic from Beagle excursion

Apr 10, 09 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The only egg known to have survived from Charles Darwin's round-the-world voyage on the Beagle has surfaced in Cambridge University's zoology museum, the BBC reports. A volunteer sorting through the museum's vast egg collection found the egg—from an ostrich-like bird in Uruguay—and realized it bore the naturalist's signature.... More »

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museum • Charles Darwin • egg • Cambridge University • HMS Beagle

 Gene May Yield 'Male Pill' 

Discovery could also help some infertile men

Apr 3, 09 1:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - A newly identified gene that causes a type of male infertility may be the key to eventually developing a male oral contraceptive pill, the Independent reports. The gene, CATSPER1, enables sperm to wriggle through the outside of an unfertilized egg. A drug that could switch the gene on and off... More »

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contraception • egg • birth control pill • contraceptive • male fertility • infertility • infertile

Screening Technique Improves In Vitro Odds

Scientists can now safely analyze eggs' chances of conception

Jan 27, 09 5:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have discovered a way to greatly increase the chance of success for in vitro fertilizations, Time reports. Under current procedures, fresh eggs yield only a 25% success rate, necessitating multiple—and expensive—attempts. Many eggs hold chromosomal defects that make them incapable of conception, but it has, until now,... More »

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pregnancy • sperm • in vitro fertilization • genetic testing • conception • genes • egg

Feds Dig Into Price-Fixing by Egg, Tomato Processors

New inquiries add to list of investigations

Sep 23, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department is investigating allegations of price-fixing by tomato and egg processors, the Wall Street Journal reports today. California processor SK Foods is facing allegations it bribed buyers at six companies to pay inflated prices for tomato paste and chili peppers. Tomato prices have surged 16% over the past... More »

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Department of Justice • FBI • eggs • tomatoes • price fixing • egg • monopolistic practices • federal prosecution

Consumers Scramble for Cage-Free Eggs

'Happy' hens can't lay them fast enough to meet demand

Aug 12, 07 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The hottest new trend to hit the food industry is the cage-free egg, laid by ostensibly happier chickens allowed the run of large barns, the NY Times reports. Mega-brands like Whole Foods and Ben and Jerry’s now use only cage-free eggs, and even Burger King is switching, but... More »

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food • farming • Whole Foods • animal rights • cage free • egg

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