Anthony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, made a great leap in medical tech last fall by engineering a miniature human liver in the lab. PM talked to the surgeon and 2006 Breakthrough Award winner about the potential of this lifesaving new process and how the advancement impacts the future of organ replacement.
She remembers the moment. The photographer took her picture. She remembers her anger. The man was a stranger. She had never been photographed before. Until they met again 17 years later, she had not been photographed since.
Chemical flame retardants used to make pre-2004 furniture and other items have entered the blood stream of dogs, according to a new study in the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
The chemicals, which have been linked to environmental and human health effects, are present in the blood of pet dogs at concentrations that are five to 10 times higher than amounts measured in people. Prior research also determined that flame retardants absorb into the bloodstream of cats.
Police in Barrie, Ontario say that the 49-year-old woman threw hot coffee at her boyfriend’s face before slapping him, upon the discovery that he had been trying to cheat on her with a woman he thought he met on the internet.
An off-duty cop who was in the vicinity arrested the woman and called for assistance. The woman is currently awaiting a bail hearing.
Both parties refuse to speak to the press, but it’s clear that an odd lie between the couple lead to the altercation. Both of them had lied about their identities.
Twenty-two years ago today, the act of running in a swimsuit was changed forever.
In 1989, NBC aired the pilot episode of ‘Baywatch,’ a new series chronicling the dangerous adventures of a group of hard-bodied California lifeguards. Next month marks the tenth anniversary since the end of the series, though it lives on in syndication repeats all over the world.
During the show’s 12-year syndication run, ‘Baywatch’ perfected what will ultimately be its legacy: the number one beach-related television innovation of all time — slow-mo running. Preferably by hot chicks, but sometimes by that prime archetype of manliness himself, David Hasselhoff.
