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What can we 3D print? Everything! Here are 8 awesome examples

When Chuck Hull invented 3D printing, it was just for prototyping plastic parts. Now we can print with everything from metal to chocolate and even human cells

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Life

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

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

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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

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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

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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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Health

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

More people in the US who aren't diagnosed coeliacs are avoiding gluten. That might seem pointless, but we don't fully grasp wheat's effects, says Clare Wilson

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

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Health

There is now a sixth taste – and it explains why we love carbs

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Bunnies helped a great civilisation in ancient Mexico thrive

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Cherry or rhubarb? Orangutan mixes tasty cocktails in its mind

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