they fertilized the ova with normal sperm. they placed the fertilized eggs in female mice, and they waited, and then the mice did what the team had hoped for, they gave birth to normal offspring. >> translator: we are reproducing the mechanisms of sperm and ova in test tubes. research on chromosomes has helped identify the cause of infertility. this achievement will improve our chances of finding a cure. >> the group succeeded last year in generating mouse sperm from ips cells. cyto says researchers need to be what they do next. >>> the kyoto group generated sperm last year. if the research progresses without a hitch, it could be possible to create sperm and ova from a single individual using ips cells. if the eggs were fertilized by the sperm, in theory it could be possible to artificially create a human being. the japanese education minister allows researchers to create ova and sperm using ips cells. but it bans fertilization of these cells. >> those research pose serious ethical questions as well there? >> yes, let's listen

they say it should only be used for women with fertility issues. now many specialists disagree with that. >> unfortunately, getting married later, having children later, this is a problem -- doing this fertilization is an option for them today. >> that is worth pointing out, fertility is different for of woman. but if you have questions or concerns, talk to your doctor. >>> also coming up, a new way to tell if your senator or congress person is putting their vote where their mouth it. that is up next. [ male announcer ] it started long ago. it's called passion. and it's not letting up anytime soon. at unitedhealthcare insurance company, we understand that commitment. so does aarp, serving americans 50 and over for generations. so it's no surprise millions have chosen an aarp dicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. to find out more, call today. . >>> well, we have election day coming up, as you know. and if you'

these improve soil and that means farmers need to use less fertilizer.every tree that's planted absorbs co2, and that makes them good for the environment, and good for farmers. farmers who grow corn in one part of their fields, wheat on another and beans on another can rotate the different crops on the same land from year to year. this helps stop the loss of water and soil nutrients and again, it means farmers don't have to use as much fertilizer. if farmers plow shallow furrows, then the humus layer remains stable. humus is another valuable carbon sink. the more farmers adopt these practices, the more fertile their soil will remain. modifying agricultural practices is now a recognized method of carbon sequestration. >> besides food, energy is also essential for development. turkey has a history of large- scale hydro-electric projects that have proved controversial because of their impact on nature. currently, hydroelectric dams are meeting around 30% of the country's power needs, but at a significant cost to the environment. where the tigris and euphrat

nitrate comes from fertilizer, predominantly -- fertilizer and animal waste, including human waste. lot of nitrogen that's not a natural source of nitrogen, through fertilization. moore: human activities basically can degradate the river to the unseen eye, right? to the naked eye, you just look -- it's a pretty river, it flows, it does its thing, but what's going on chemically? and just like if you go out today, you can go out there and see the duckweed and the algae, and these are things that historically have not been there. well, basically, what you have happen is if you get too much of a biomass in there, then you can start destroying the water that way. narrator: increased nutrient levels are a concern for water basins worldwide. but the unique geology of the landscape here makes the danger all the greater. the geology of this area is known as karst. below the soil layer lies limestone dissolved by rainwater. this dissolution of rock creates an underground system of caves and porous rocks that allow water and the pollution that it's carrying to move rapidly. flow in karst syste

widra, you are with a fertility clinic. say about the health concerns and the concerns that it will just become a marketing tool now that it's not experimental? >> as a practitioner and representative, i am worried about the marketing aspects there are four important points that need to be addressed, briefly, one is we are not an industry, we're a medical practice like oncologists and on ste stations. seconds there are hundreds of papers on the outcomes after egg retrieval for women short term and long-term and is generally accepted as safe. and the reality is yes, many medicine has uncertain outcomes down the road but unless you actually do t you don't know so unless we can freeze eggs and see what happens later we will never know whether it's safe or not. >> warner: finally before we go, what about the sort of ethical societal implications. i mean what message is this sending in terms of, particularly the trend or has been a trend for women to delay child bearing. >> yeah, and i think as a seat that's somethgha to step ue

reporter: one in every 46 women under the age of 40 is diagnosed with cancer, and during the most fertile time of a woman's life, the treatment to cure that cancer, chemotherapy or radiation, can leave a woman infertile. but with improvements in cancer treatments, there's also interest in preserving fertility in cancer treatments. >> i always knew i wanted to be a mom, i was going to have twin girls and a little boy. i had everything perfect in my head. >> reporter: morgan was referred to a fertility expert at new york medical college who specializes in an experimental technique called ovarian tissue cryopreservation. freezing precious ovarian tissue before cancer treatment begins. >> the ovary is removed through a key hole procedure. and it is taken through a specialized process, which involves treating the tissue with anti-freeze substance. we preserve the ovary for future use. >> reporter: so far the procedure has resulted in 20 babies worldwide. >> if you were a cancer patient 15 years ago, your options in terms of fertility preservation would be close to zip. >> reporter: with her ca

but the fertility industry is a business.g freezing if it should become something that young women do in order to have this insurance policy,es this really expands the customer base. and a profit centre for the fertility industry. and i really hope that the fertility industry will, you know, step up to the plate and really make it clear that they're not recommending this at the current time for lechive purposes, and that they hold the toes to the fire of their members who are advertising it that way and marketing it that way. >> woodruff: dr. widra, you are with a fertilityar clinic. what do you say about the health concerns and the concerns that it will just become a marketing tool now that it's not experimental? >> as a practitioner and representative, i am worried about the marketing aspects there are four important points that need to be addressed, briefly, one is we are not an industry, we're a medic practice like oncologists and on ste stations. seconds there are hundreds of papers on the outcomes after egg retrieval fo

a fertilized egg is a human being with all the rights that a human beings have. in other words, if a woman was pregnant, say a month pregnant, and decided she wanted to run a marathon and as a result had a miscarriage, she could be charged with negligent homicide under this law. certain kinds of contraception would be illegal under this law. women who had abortion would be murderers under this law. that is the sort of thinking that animates paul ryan. >> well, the other reason, and this is something i know they never thought of, alex, and i'm kidding because it's so unreal, if you're here without papers, you're an illegal immigrant and you're in the country and you get pregnant. that pregnancy is a person under the 14th amendment and certainly can't be taken out of the country. they're a citizen of the united states. you can't leave. so if you don't want to get thrown out of the country, get pregnant. they can't even move you without violating the 14th amendment rights of life, liberty, and property of the fertilized egg. this is how unthinking i think they are w

and that seems to have had some results in terms of bringing down the fertility rate.n:i'm working,. at receponist, answering the phone, typing and, uh, greet the visitors. i want to do something else, like maybeaccount. i want to learn something because it's good for my future. narrator: the re is veryuch in theands of sultanaboos, his leadership and ideas. although great efforts have been made and good resul have been achievedn oman, nobody knows if the preparations will be enough to meet a future without the oil. the only thi the omanis canf is that this situation will come sooner or later. oman's government sees economic diversification as the key to their future. although it will continue to be dependent on expatriate guest workers, the pocy oomanization willlay an important role in moving omanis into the private sector. and, distitive from other countries in the region, omanas encouraged the education and employment of women captioned by media access group at wgbh as beinaccess.wgbh.orgfuture. on december 8, 1997, our 7-year-old son, evan, was murdered after sign

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they fertilize the ova with normal sperm. they placed them in mice, waited, then the mice did what the team hoped for -- they gave birth to normal offspring. >> translator: we are reproducing the mechanisms of sperm and ova in test tubes. research on chromosomes has helped identify cause of infertilit infertility. this achievement will improve our chances of finding a cure. >> the group succeeded last year in generating mouse sperm from ips cells. saito says researchers need to be careful about what they do next. >>> earlier, we spoke to the reporter who covers this story. >> so the research is expected to help identify the cause of infertility, but at the same time, it could lead to artificial creation of life as well. >> that's right. the kyoto university group also succeeded in generating sperm from mice last year. so if the research progress is without a hitch, it will become possible to create sperm and ova from a single individual using ips cells. if the eggs were to be fertilized by the sperm, in theory, it could be po

to have twin girls and a little boy. >> reporter: morgan was referred to a fertility expert at new yorkedical college who specializes in an experimental technique called ovarian tissue cryopreservation. freezing ovarian tissue before cancer treatment begins. >> the over very is taken through a special process. we preserve the ovary for future use. >> reporter: so far the procedure has resulted in 20 babies worldwide. >> if you were a cancer patient 15 years ago, your options in terms of fertility preservation would be close to zip. >> reporter: with her cancer responding to treatment, she's looking forward to a chance at motherhood. >> you want to be told you have options. you want people to think you're going to be here in order to make that decision to have kids. a procedure like this is amazing. >> reporter: because the procedure is experimental, it's not covered by insurance. doctors and researchers are working to improve the efficiency of the technique, hopeful it will soon be an established fertility method. dr. nancy snyderman, nbc news new york. >>> when we come back tonight, a

the soil here is rich and fertile. laos remains a largely agrarian society.owland peoples practice wet rice farming. the capital, vientiane, has a population of just half a million. the rest of the 5½ million laotians are spread over 155 million square miles of land. it'she sonlowestpulaon dena aand the least urbanized country squin the region.and. around laos lie e delopi economies of thailand, china, vietnam and cambodia. the north of laos is almos entirely mountains, covering 70% of the country. much of its western border a tural barrier to trade. river, the friendship bridge breached that barrier. narrator: somphavan inthavong is in the power business. he was an engineer on the first hydroelectric scheme built here in 1951. to him, these rugged mountains and flowing waters are a pot of gold. laos produces far more electricity than it can use. the surplus, approximately 80% of the power generated, is sold to thailand at a profit. the dream is on a grand scale: laos emerging to the world on an electricity-led boom. inthavong: narrator: the hydroelectric bus

of those, more than 50% or ammonium nitrate based, direct from fertilizer. this continues to be a problem. in the last 90 days, compared to the previous time last year, our seizures of home explosives have increased 133%. in the last 90 days, we have seized 131 tons of homemade explosives, largely ammonium nitrate. so this is the challenge in afghanistan, detecting and the flow of ammonium nitrate. it is easily processed into an explosive. it is being used increasingly around the world. so that is a brief description of afghanistan. that is our focus. every day. it starts with the discussion of what took place in afghanistan and how we can attack it. it goes without saying, as was said, this is a global threat, not exclusive to afghanistan. outside of afghanistan every month, there are more than 500 ied events. and since january 2011, there have been more than 10,000 global ied event occurring in over 112 countries, executed by what we judge to be more than 40 regional or transnational threat networks. as of september, the top five countries in ied incidents

instead for cancer patients and others who know they have limited fertility, it can be used. many women and doctors dismiss some theories. >> i don't think that is for an agency to decide how a woman chooses to conduct her reproductive life. >> reporter: egg freezing costs between 20 and $40,000. few insurers will pay for it. but at the very least, today's news calls for attention on the fertility option for many more women. robert bazell, nbc news new york. >>> and up next here tonight, the greatest show on earth this weekend, right in your own back yard. >>> big texas no more, caught fire burned from his boots to his cowboy hat. for 60 years, he served to all entering the state, as a greeter, they are promising to re-build big tex by next year's state fair. no injuries or known causes electronics were suspected. >>> and witnesses in oklahoma said it reminded them of the dust bowl days, after a wreck was triggered on the highway, it claimed three dozen vehicles, caused nine injuries, many of the locals blamed it on the recent drought. >>> if there is clear skies where you li

like i told you last friday, the fertilizer plays are real wild traders. mosaic sells phosphate and potash, two of three primary crop nutrients. now mosaic has run up from the mid 40s to more than $60 that sent crop prices up. revenues that fell 18.7% year over year. the problem, management indicated that demand for their products outpaced their ability to deliver and they said they expect better distribution. so what should we make of this quarter? let's talk to jim, the president and ceo of mosaic company. welcome to "mad money." >> oh, thank you for having us on the show, jim. >> i want to start with the long-term. because the long-term is so important. we have a situation that wants to get better diet. that means where is mosaic positioned in the longer term food chain in this world? we are seeing more people to feed every year. that is regardless of what is happening in the country or in the world. there is one way to provide more food for the people in the world. that is the farms having greater yields around the world. the fastest way to increase yi

the versatile isis, goddess of fertility, patroness of magic and healing and queen of the sky. thoth, a lunar god often represented as a baboon... an ibis... or an ibis-headed human... patron of knowledge and writing, and protector of the scribes. great and small, the gods took different forms-- usually human or animal in shape, and often both-- all of them familiar to the ancient egyptians. when we talk about the hundreds of egyptian gods, each and every one of those is a manifestation of something they associate with the notion of deity or god. for example, the crocodile god, whose name is sobek. the egyptians did not worship crocodiles, they worshipped in this case the force that they associate with the crocodile, who is one of the most fearsome and powerful enemies that they have in their world. so they want to control that particular essence, and they turn it into a deity that they can worship and offer to and then get back what they want from it. (narrator) the nile's fertile banks and the hills just beyond were home to birds and animals that fed the egyptian imagination.

check the republican platform that came out of tampa, 14th amendment rights to the fertilized human egg. what about the woman's rights you might ask? personhood for the unborn from conception, what about the woman's right to control her personhood. now a close romney ally in indiana put out word he would criminalize abortion even if the woman was raped. it's headed for the white house, people were scoffed when rick santorum pushed the contraception and now republicans are pushing a measure to let bosses deny coverage for birth control simply by saying they don't believe in it. bosses get to decide, all this from a party that wants to dismember medicare, erase health care and kill the effort for better education. romney is right it's not about big bird. it's the nose brained campaigns they're running on. joining me is gwen moore and howard fineman. richard mourdock answered a question submitted about i a voter about his position on abortion. let's listen. >> you know this is that issue that every candidate for federal or state office faces and i, too, certainly stand for life. i know the

fertilizer nourishes fields that now are farmed without ceasing.odern health care staves off disease... but only for a time. sanders: after the classic maya abandoned this valley around 1200 a.d., it wasn't reoccupied until early in the 19th century. since then, the population has steadily increased to reach a point today approximately the same as it was just before the classic maya collapse. the difference is that in the 20th century, it has been increasing at a rate four times as fast. and what this means is that within 23 years, the population will be double what it was at the classic maya peak. webster: modern honduran farmers make short-term contingent decisions. they do what they have to do to keep themselves and their families going. now, the ancient maya went from one short-term decision to another and, ultimately, destroyed their basic resource, which was, of course, land. today we're doing what humans have always done. we're making immediate decisions without regard to their ultimate consequences. keach: mexico city is one of the largest

a fertilized egg is a human being with all the rights that a human being has.n other words, if a woman was pregnant, say a month pregnant, and decided she wanted to run a marathon and as a result had a miscarriage, she could be charged with negligent homicide under this law. certain kinds of contraception would be illegal under this law. women who had abortion would be murderers under this law. that is the sort of thinking that animates paul ryan. >> well, the other reason, and this is something i know they never thought of and i'm kidding because it's so unreal, if you're here without papers, you're an illinois legal immigrant and you're in the country and you get pregnant. that pregnancy is a person under the 14th amendment and certainly can't be taken out of the country. they're a citizen the united states. you can't leave. so if you don't want to get thrown out of the country, get pregnant. they can't even move you without violating the 14th amendment rights of life, liberty, and property of the fertilized egg. this is how unthinking i think they are within

thr frozen eggs had fertilization rates between 71 and 79 percent.ion rates between 17 and 41 percent.. and positive pregnancy tests between 36 and 61 percent. the data showed no increase in birth defects, developmental disorders or chromosomal abnormalities when in vitro fertilization cycles were conducted with frozen eggs. many cheerleaders perform gymnastic stunts that can be dangerous and cause injuries. now, the american academy of pediatrics is out with recommendations to help keep cheerleaders safe and trauma- free. the academy says cheerleaders should have physicals to make sure they're strong enough and should be supervised by qualified coaches trained in proper spotting for gymnastics and other stunts. the academy also believes cheerleaders should limit their stunts. avoid hard surfaces and should be checked and monitored for concussions if they have a head injury. lunchbreak is next. it's considered one of the hottest restaurants in chicago tavernita we're making their butternut squash soup and spiced popcorn! [ "don't you worry 'bout a th

tonight, the nation's fertility doctors are giving it their stamp of approval, for women who want to in effect, freeze time. the story from our chief correspondent, robert bazell. >> reporter: kathy cooper is a businesswoman who wants to have children some day, but not yet. a year ago she decided to have some of her eggs frozen and stored, so that in the future she will have a good chance to have a baby that is her own. >> i knew i wanted to have the options in my life, to be able to have kids. >> reporter: today, the studies show that egg freezing is no longer experimental, but should be considered a routine treatment. >> we were able to get the treatment with the eggs as we were with the ivf treatment, where we used eggs fresh from the patient. >> reporter: previously, doctors were able to freeze experiment and embryos to freeze eggs, butt were able to freeze eggs, but it often damaged the eggs, doctors learned to do it without water so that the ice crystals wouldn't harm the eggs. without egg freezing, women nearer or past 40 can only have children with the ivf, with eggs donated

the fertilizer produced that ends up in ied's. could you shed more light about that, why there has been little progress on that? you also talked about potassium chlorate, and that is where there was a question of where the incidents had evidence. when you talk about the high numbers on june 2012 ied's, can you give as a profile of the highest number compared to the south and central afghanistan? you also talked about a knowledge transfer. there was an impression that ied's in afghanistan in the theater were followed by the spike of ied's in iraq, that that is a kind of knowledge transfer. do you agree with that, the parallel development in the afghanistan theater? >> the last part of the question is, has there been a large transfer of knowledge from iraq? >> the first ied's started in afghanistan, and there was a question why we have not seen an increase in ied knowledge and technology and use in afghanistan, and people said it was because of iraq. >> first of all, as far as potassium chlorate and where we see at the number of ied

getting the fertilizers and finally the government looking a little cultural group business to examine and looking at the whole complex in a different light as one of the most promising sectors that potentially is the right gateway to economic diversification in russia just one figure in terms of productivity rushes agriculture. close to ten percent of that in the u.s. i think tremendous scope for catch on the man very positive note. ben and jim thank you very much for being with me and i want to thank our viewers for watching us here on on the money see you next time and stay with r.t. . magine assets that the tempo watches you know every single mom. and waiting for you to stumble. i saw a man with a video camera so i moved over and he phoned me so most of. you know we realized there were following everyone from early in the morning. the only chance to get rid of him. is to reveal him. the devil operation on our t.v. . he won't come to the tree cricket so we are cowards this month the moon is the center of our universe the tides are forever while the sun's rays can be fickle innovativ

getting the fertilizers and finally the government looking a little cultural group business to examine and looking at the whole complex in a different light as one of the most promising sectors that potentially is the right gateway to economic diversification in russia just one figure in terms of productivity russia's culture. close to ten percent of that in the u.s. i think tremendous scope for catch on the men very positive note well ben and jim thank you very much for being with me and i want to thank our viewers for watching us here on on the money see you next time and stay with r.t. . we both agree we agree we have to bring the tax rates down i felt the same as the president did governor romney i'm glad. you agree let's come back to something the president i agree on and there to you agree that the voters have a choice perhaps you wonder who to vote for when romney and obama agree on so many things never you do have other options come november sixth tune in to see the second round of debates between the major third party candidates on october thirtieth. to the. first solar powere

who wants to be a heartbeat away from a presidency, if a woman wants to have a baby, in-vitro fertilization, she cannot. rape, she has to. no wonder they buried it on page 14, rather than than splashing it across the cover. we'll be right back. (cheers and applause) >> jon: my guest tonight is the house democratic minority leader and served california's 8th district. please welcome back to the program nancy pelosi! (cheers and applause) how are you? thank you for being here with us. (cheers and applause) let me ask you a question, so in the senate when you are-- you don't have the majority in the senate, everything is geared towards you being able to stop the opposite party. does the house have any mechanisms for the minority party to slow down legislation or not-- how has your role changed from having the majority to not. >> well, the power of the speaker of the house is awesome. it is very different-- . >> jon: like thor, we say? when you hold the gavel, thunder? >> sometimes more damage than that under the republicans. but it is-- it is, it's a different, it's just completely different.

getting the fertilizers and finally the government looking a little cultural group business to examine and looking at the whole complex in a different light as one of the most promising sectors that potentially is the right gateway to economic diversification in russia just one figure in terms of productivity russia's culture. close to ten percent of that in the u.s. i think tremendous scope for catch on the man very positive note well ben and jim thank you very much for being with me and i want to thank our viewers for watching us here on on the money see you next time and stay with r.t. . wealthy british style. markets. can. find out what's really happening to the global economy with max concert for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into the report. it will come to the. protests over cowards this month to moon is the center of our universe the tides are forever while the sun's rays can be fickle innovative construction costs as well as environmental damage new turbines boost efficiency with a simplified design and batteries can store energy discover a new