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GM rice cartoon

Health

Approval of golden rice could finally end vitamin A deficiency deaths

Genetically modified golden rice finally seems set for approval where it is needed to address vitamin A deficiency, but anti-scientific misinformation campaigns continue, says Michael Le Page

Comment

Hyperpalatable foods are a modern bogeyman. But what even are they?

Technology

Hyperpalatable foods are a modern bogeyman. But what even are they?

Comment

Donna Lu tests DNA Nudge's technology

Health

I tested out DNA-based food shopping and it was strange

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Exclusive: Spray-on gene editing could make genetic modification easy

Environment

Exclusive: Spray-on gene editing could make genetic modification easy

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Paleo diet

Definition

Paleo diet

piglets

Environment

Brexit ideas of UK food self-sufficiency are just pipe dreams

Comment

veg and pulses

Health

Choline: The forgotten vital nutrient we’re not getting enough of

Insight

Woman eating sandwich on London underground

Health

Will a ban on snacking on public transport really help combat obesity?

Analysis

Takeaway food packaging may be source of synthetic chemicals in blood

Health

Takeaway food packaging may be source of synthetic chemicals in blood

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Volcanoes and Wine: Why a match made in hell tastes like heaven

Earth

Volcanoes and Wine: Why a match made in hell tastes like heaven

From Etna to Vesuvius, Santorini to Stromboli, volcanoes have long been linked to excellent wines. New book Volcanoes and Wine explores this unlikely terroir

Culture

Health

Plastic tea bags shed billions of microplastic particles into the cup

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Life

City crows may have high cholesterol because they eat fast food

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Life

Don't miss: Curative comedy, cultural copies and an unlikely fish diet

Culture

Technology

How to make a BBQ thermometer with a BBC micro:bit

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