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Health

We should have no beef with bureaucracy if it keeps food safe

Free trade is on the agenda, but the unwelcome return of BSE is a reminder that it mustn’t compromise food safety

Leader

Roast potatoes

Health

Are potatoes now a cancer risk? Here's what you need to know

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Grey fox

Life

Foxes may confuse predators by rubbing themselves in puma scent

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A single French fry on a paper plate with plastic cutlery beside it

Health

Calorie restriction diet extends life of monkeys by years

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Mouse

Life

Mice turn into killers when brain circuit is triggered by laser

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meat

Life

Make your own meat with open-source cells – no animals necessary

Insight

Antibacterials are added to some soaps, detergents, skincare products and household cleaner

Health

What are antibacterial agents and should we avoid using them?

Features

Plane sprays crops

Life

Gene-silencing spray lets us modify plants without changing DNA

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Ants use tools to collect honey

Life

Ants craft tiny sponges to dip into honey and carry it home

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Shopping bill

Health

It’s time to bust the myth that a healthy diet has to be costly

When it comes to deciding if food is good for us, the misleading idea that pricy equals healthy has taken a vice-like grip, warns Anthony Warner

Comment

Health

Let’s hope UK’s soft drink tax cuts obesity and diabetes rates

Comment

Life

Tree of life: How figs built the world and will help save it

Features

Technology

Old 51��: How to get drunk rationally

Regulars

Humans

Ancient leftovers show the real Paleo diet was a veggie feast

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