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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

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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

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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Bagels in baskets with sign above advertising gluten-free version

Health

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

Analysis

People protesting against the use of trans fats in food

Health

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

Enough of the foot dragging. Only a world-wide ban on artificial trans fats in food will end a quarter of a century of avoidable harm, says Luke Allen

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Health

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

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Life

Bunnies helped a great civilisation in ancient Mexico thrive

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Life

Cherry or rhubarb? Orangutan mixes tasty cocktails in its mind

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Gluten-free water: surely that's not a real thing is it?

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