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food science

A tomato in a fridge

Life

Here's why putting tomatoes in the fridge makes them tasteless

Changes in gene activity affect the flavour of chilled tomatoes, a new insight that could help us create more cold-proof varieties

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These are the foods you should eat if you want less smelly farts

Health

These are the foods you should eat if you want less smelly farts

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Shelves and shelves of maturing cheese

Life

Cheese-making led to gene-swapping orgy of bacterial bestiality

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A man sipping a glass of water

Health

How much water should you drink a day? Your throat will tell you

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Anti-GM views might just triumph in India - here's why

Technology

Anti-GM views might just triumph in India - here's why

Comment

First farm to grow veg in a desert using only sun and seawater

Earth

First farm to grow veg in a desert using only sun and seawater

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Climate change could destroy wild relatives of cereals by 2070

Earth

Climate change could destroy wild relatives of cereals by 2070

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Monsanto cuts deal to use CRISPR to engineer food

Life

Monsanto cuts deal to use CRISPR to engineer food

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A black hole swallowing a star

Space

Reality guide: Six problems physics can't explain

Features

A stream of information flowing down a screen

Space

Reality guide: Six radical ideas to change physics

Is all the universe vibrating strings? Or is information the most essential thing? All is up for grabs as we seek solutions for a fuller understanding of reality

Features

Space

Reality guide: The essential laws of quantum physics

Features

Physics

Quantum teleportation over 7 kilometres of cables smashes record

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Health

Think gluten-free is just a fad? The science isn't settled yet

Analysis

Health

Time is right for a global ban to end trans fat health scandal

Comment

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