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It took 2000 years to make seed for America's famous 'corn belt'

Life

It took 2000 years to make seed for America's famous 'corn belt'

Maize reached the southern US 4000 years ago, but wasn’t farmed in cooler areas until 2000 years later – because it took that long to develop cool-hardy strains

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Watering space cucumbers

Life

Space cucumbers may help plants grow better water-seeking roots

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A young girl drinking water from a tap

Technology

How to strip 99 per cent of harmful BPA from water in 30 minutes

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Lectin-free is the new food fad that deserves to be skewered

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Lectin-free is the new food fad that deserves to be skewered

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Man holding cod

Life

Now North Sea cod is sustainable, is it really ok to eat?

Analysis

Heston Blumenthal creation of lollies

Technology

AI suggests recipe for a dish just by studying a photo of it

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A bowl of fried chicken

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Backstreet fried chicken shops must stop using killer trans fat

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rootworm

Life

Modified maize that kills with RNA is given go-ahead in the US

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boiled egg

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Eating a low carb breakfast may make you a more tolerant person

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Glasses of whisky

Technology

Artificial whisky taster has the palate of a connoisseur

A technique involving fluorescent dyes can tell the age and origin of different spirits, and a fake from the genuine article – much like a whisky taster’s tongue

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Space

Crumb-free bread will mean ISS astronauts can now bake in space

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Artisan sourdough? You may as well eat mass-produced white bread

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Humans

The appetite genes: Why some of us are born to eat too much

Features

Life

Monkey mafia steal your stuff, then sell it back for a cracker

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