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There are big changes coming

There are big changes coming. And like most big changes, they are coming in small increments across various aspects of our life. They are being somewhat talked about, but in isolation they really do not mean much. However, once it all gets together, you suddenly realise how big it is and how it was always staring at your face. Let’s quickly take a look at what I am talking about…. 1. Climate pattern changes (a more timid way of talking about global warming). This is being noticed and is certainly being talked about a lot. 2. Men’s testicles actually coming to some good use other than producing sperm. “Stem cells that normally make sperm can be taught to make other tissues as well, perhaps offering men a medical repair kit, US researchers said on Wednesday. They found a way to easily pick the cells out from other tissue in the testicles and to grow them into batches big enough to use medically. This provides a new source of stem cells, the body's master cells, which exper