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World's thinnest spaghetti won't please gourmands but may heal wounds

Spaghetti strands that are 200 times thinner than a human hair could be woven into bandages to help prevent infections

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The pasta nanofibers

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Vaclav Smil's take on how to feed future populations has one big flaw

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We must use genetic technologies now to avert the coming food crisis

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Is the climate change food crisis even worse than we imagined?

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Is personalised nutrition better than one-size-fits-all diet advice?

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How to cut through the latest nutritional fads

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How to cut through the latest nutritional fads

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The surprisingly simple supernutrient with far-reaching health impacts

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Can we really balance our hormones by eating certain foods?

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The surprising truth about the health benefits of snacking

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Could when you eat be as important as what you eat?

Peaks in appetite and metabolism driven by our body's inbuilt clocks mean that eating at the wrong time can have consequences for our health and waistline

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Perfect caramel sauce

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How to make the perfect caramel sauce with Bake Off's Josh Smalley

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How genetically modified crops could feed us and help safeguard nature

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The chemistry behind making a perfect caramel sauce

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How Star Trek-style replicators could lead to a food revolution

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