Lori Youmshajekian
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- Sep 15, 2026
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Dark-orange egg yolks have a secret (opens the original)
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Deep-orange yolks could have a slight health benefit, but it’s easy for producers to fake it By Lori Youmshajekian edited by Allison Parshall Many egg lovers believe a glossy, sunset-colored yolk is more nutritious than a pale-yellow one. The color has become shorthand for high-quality and highly nutritious eggs that come with a much higher price tag. But color is actually one of the easiest things about an egg to manipulate with just a few tweaks. With the right feed, egg producers can fine-tun
The murky science behind human growth hormone peptides (opens the original)
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The murky science behind human growth hormone peptides Sermorelin, tesamorelin and other growth hormone peptides are being touted as antiaging elixirs, but what evidence is behind those claims? By Lori Youmshajekian edited by Claire Cameron This is the injectables age. With more than one in 10 Americans now taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and some of us branching out to various other peptides, we have as a society seemingly gotten very comfortable with injections that modify our bodies. After all
Is your gut ready for fibermaxxing? (opens the original)
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Is fibermaxxing healthy? What you need to know We are rightfully told to eat more fiber. But our depleted gut microbiomes may not benefit from superhigh levels By Lori Youmshajekian edited by Allison Parshall Right now, on your favorite social media channel, someone is preparing a “poopy” breakfast loaded with bran and chicory root–enriched yogurt while someone with the handle “fiber daddy” is snacking on liquefied raw vegetables. This is the world of “fibermaxxing” (“poopmaxxing” to some), in w
Did scientists just create synthetic life? (opens the original)
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Did scientists just create synthetic life? The SpudCell certainly resembles a living cell, but a key structure inside the cell falls short of the real thing By Lori Youmshajekian edited by Claire Cameron In a lab at the University of Minnesota, a tiny blob eats, grows, competes, divides and replicates—nearly everything a living cell does. Called the SpudCell, its makers say it is the first synthetic cell to complete a full cellular life cycle. The announcement of the synthetic cell earlier this
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