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2NGGYHG Polish-born American biochemist Dr. Casimir Funk, who coined the term vitamin, is shown at work in his new research laboratory on W. 64th Street in New York City on Jan. 12, 1953. (AP Photo)

Chemistry

Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word 'vitamin'

Biochemist Casimir Funk realised that certain compounds in our diet are essential for keeping us healthy – but he wasn't the first to isolate a vitamin

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

Culture

‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

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‘It is all but impossible life exists, and yet it is here’

Culture

Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Read an extract from In Ascension by Martin MacInnes

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Life

First gene-edited meat will come from disease-proof CRISPR pigs

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Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

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Alarm over ultra-processed food shouldn't put us off plant-based diets

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Super-thickeners made from starch reduce calories and carbs in food

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Environment

Genetically modified banana approved by regulators for first time

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (14160416a) This photo taken on Oct. 21, 2023 shows the award ceremony for the 2023 Hugo Awards during the 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards, the world's top prizes for science fiction literature, were announced on Saturday night, with Chinese author Hai Ya taking home the Best Novelette award for

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Amid (more) Hugo awards controversy, let's remember some past greats

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Life

Rice containing beef cells could make a sustainable meal

Scientists have grown cow muscle cells inside grains of rice to create a new food product that could supply protein with a lower carbon footprint than beef

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Physics

Why string theory has been unfairly maligned - and how to test it

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Chemistry

Old milk can be used to extract gold and other metals from e-waste

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Life

Lager could get array of novel flavours thanks to new strains of yeast

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The best new science fiction books of February 2024

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