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food science

Gene-edited wheat field trial harvesting

Health

Gene-edited wheat reduces levels of cancer risk chemical when cooked

Field trials show that a form of wheat developed using CRIPSR gene editing produces lower levels of the potentially carcinogenic compound acrylamide when cooked at high temperatures

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UK prime minister Rishi Sunak

Society

Will the UK's new science and tech department achieve anything?

Comment

Countries such as the UK, Mexico and South Africa have a tax on sugary drinks

Health

Taxing sugary drinks may not cut obesity as much as headlines claim

Analysis

Scrambled Egg in steel pan

Humans

How to use science (and a dash of acid) to improve your scrambled eggs

Regulars

Close up of crocodile skin

Technology

Crocodile-like body armour resists stabbing and cuts

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Vegan burger

Environment

Serve vegan burgers in schools to trigger shift from meat, says report

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Time series of flame tests on different cottons

Technology

Flame-resistant variety of cotton could cut need for toxic retardants

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The future of food: How to farm insects for a growing population

Video

The future of food: How to farm insects for a growing population

Video

Girl eating chocolate

Chemistry

Chocolate with a low-fat centre could still feel luxurious to eat

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Humans

Why it is important to explore the outer limits of knowledge

Science and reason generate reliable knowledge about the world, but they have their limits. Exploring them can shed light on what knowledge really is, and should help us gain more of it

Leader

Humans

How to force your rhubarb for an earlier, sweeter crop

Regulars

Environment

Inside an insect farm: Are mealworms a sustainable meat alternative?

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Society

Men predicted to outnumber women in physics until the year 2158

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Technology

US government lab is using GPT-3 to analyse research papers

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