Icon of the week: Mia Hamm

Everyone Likes Hamm As arguably one of the greatest soccer players still alive today, Mia Hamm is a legend in her own right. Born on March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama, Hamm began playing soccer when she was five years old (Contemporary Heroes and Heroines). However Hamm did not stick to only one sport, or even “female” league sports. She played on numerous boys’ teams: … Continue reading Icon of the week: Mia Hamm

Could Lab-Grown Meat Be The Future?

By: Margot Leckron      In 2013 Mark Post, a researcher at Maastricht University, in the Netherlands, developed the first hamburger made entirely out of lab-grown meat. Due to the complicated development process the burger was priced at around $325,000. Now the same burger is priced at $11.36, and a kilogram of meat is priced at $80, because of increased efficiency of production. A traditional … Continue reading Could Lab-Grown Meat Be The Future?