... raises some very interesting arguments. The studies that have found the metal cadium to be a gender bender are surprising as cadium is the first metal that has been found to mimic the female hormone oestrogen. Cadium can be found in nickel-cadium batteries; cigarettes and traces ... are the liver and the kidneys. The recommended intake of cadium for humans is 7 micrograms. Just recently Mary Beth Martin in Georgetown USA ran a test to find out the effects that cadium had on rats. The test was conducted on female rats that had had their ovaries removed so that they could not produce oes...

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... have the ability to create a Fordian society. Modern technology can both help and harm the well-being of a society. Our genetic research and developments have enabled us to determine the gender of a baby, clone people, and also map the human genome. Sooner or later, we will be able to create "Superman", a super smart; super strong human being. This ability to create ... Huxley's Brave New World. Our world has slowly begun to enter Huxley's world. Sharla Miller of Gillette, Wyoming was able to choose the sex of her baby though the PGD gender selection system. The controversy lies here: W...

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... , but sometimes products proven safe for animals are dangerous for humans. Animal experimentation is thought of by some as misdirected, inhumane, and abusive. Others believe that is a safer approach to test new health products. Animal experimentation is unfair, unnecessary, and cruel- or is it? To begin with, animal experiment are usually performed to ... test how safe products such as household cleaners, drugs, and cosmetics are. The tests are on different parts of the body to discover what the product may affect. The product is ... either inhaled, ingested, or tested through eye/skin ...

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