Test-Tube Meat May Be En Route to Dinner Table

Staff / Truthdig Jul 6, 2006 Dutch scientists are working on growing artificial pork out of pig stem cells. Efforts to mass-produce it are underway. This use of stem cells may have the unintended effect of uniting militant vegans and evangelical right-to-life'ers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice Warns N. Korea Against Missile Test

Staff / Truthdig Jun 19, 2006 The secretary of state said that Pyongyang's launch of a long-range ballistic missile "would be a very serious matter and indeed a provocative act." More info on North Korea's preparations for a launch--which could buoy Bush's campaign for a Star Wars missile defense shield. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

PETA Exposes Taser Tests on Pigs

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2006 The animal rights organization has obtained video footage of pigs being stunned with Taser guns as part of a Pentagon nonlethal weapons testing program. (This video is not for the queasy.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )