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Changing the face of Indian farming

25 Oct 2017

Indian agriculture is expected to feed a growing and increasingly urbanised population. But if everyone wants to move to towns and cities, who is...

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Cheese

Opinion: Dairy got the all-clear this week - but was it justified?

17 May 2017

When it comes to health claims around the food we eat, it’s worth taking a closer look at the science behind the headlines, say Eirini Trichia and...

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History reveals the hazards of dismantling trade protection

31 Jan 2017

As the UK prepares to leave the EU, trade regimes are being reconfigured. Research into 19th-century trade regulations by Carolyn Cobbold, historian...

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Mulled wine: a recipe for sustainability?

19 Dec 2016

Nothing quite says ‘Christmas party’ like the smell of mulled wine drifting around an office. It’s an easy drink to make – all of the ingredients can...

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Chicken Korma with Nan Bread

Chicken korma, Eton mess and a genetic variant provide clues to our food choices

04 Oct 2016

People who carry variants in a particular gene have an increased preference for high fat food, but a decreased preference for sugary foods, according...

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Opinion: GM crops already feed much of the world today – why not tomorrow’s generations too?

24 May 2016

Professor Sir Venki Ramakrishnan (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology) discusses how genetically modified crops could help solve the problem of food...

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Neighbourhoods with more takeaways amplify social inequalities in unhealthy eating and obesity

11 May 2016

People who live or work near to a greater number of takeaway outlets are more likely to eat more takeaway food and to be overweight, but new research...

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The adventures of Sir Kenelm Digby: 17th-century pirate, philosopher and foodie

30 Apr 2016

A dark shadow lay over his family name when, aged 24, Sir Kenelm Digby raised a fleet to sail against the enemy French in the multicultural world of...

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Overweight individuals more likely to make unhealthier choices when faced with real food

14 Apr 2016

Overweight people make unhealthier food choices than lean people when presented with real food, even though both make similar selections when...

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Nancy's Fruit Salad by John Hritz

Healthy vs unhealthy food: the challenges of understanding food choices

11 Mar 2016

We know a lot about food but little about the food choices that affect the nation’s health. Researchers have begun to devise experiments to find out...

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Soft solids and the science of cake

24 Feb 2016

Researchers hope that working out the behaviours of soft solids, which can act like either solids or liquids, may make for tastier cakes – and safer...

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Haua Fteah, Cyrenaica, Libya. The cave’s entrance.

Let’s go wild: how ancient communities resisted new farming practices

06 Jan 2016

Analysis of grinding stones reveals that North African communities may have moved slowly and cautiously from hunter-gatherer lifestyles to more...

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