The first strips of muscle have been grown in a project to develop a new way to produce meat.
Scientists in the Netherlands have used stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue with the aim of producing the first lab-grown hamburger later this year.
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Vanilla is a hot commodity at the moment.
At our current rate of consumption, we’re driving vanilla prices sky-high. The price for a kilo of the brown stuff has jumped from $25 to $40 in a single day, which means your summer ice creams might be an even more expensive treat than usual.
Virtually all of the world’s vanilla supplies are grown in Madagascar, Mexico and India. But in the last year, Mexico’s yield has dropped by a staggering 90 per cent, reports Management Today. In fact, India’s yields are struggling too, leaving Madagascar as pretty much the sole source…
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A urine-soaked egg.
At the end of the school day in the eastern Chinese city of Dongyang, eager parents collect their children after a hectic day of primary school. That is also the start of busy times for dozens of egg vendors across the city, deep in coastal Zhejiang province, who ready themselves to cook up a unique springtime snack favored by local residents.
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Tacocopter
Could Tacocopter be the next great startup out of Silicon Valley? The Internet is certainly going wild for it. Tacocopter boasts a business plan that combines four of the most prominent touchstones of modern America: tacos, helicopters, robots and laziness.
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High-fat diets cause new brain cells to sprout in an area of the brain that seems to regulate eating.
Does your diet consist of eating too many French fries and burgers? Then, the effects would not only show up in your weight but also in your brain, scientists say.
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Edible bottles
Nature creates its own packaging for perishable foodstuffs. Most fruits and vegetables come pre-packaged in delicious edible containers. The biomedical engineer who came up with huffable food, David Edwards, is now developing customized edible containers for all kinds of food, from juice to wine to chocolate.
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Smell vs consumption.
The smell of a favorite food can literally make your mouth water. But a new study suggests that the stronger a food smells, the less of it you’ll eat—so it might be time for dieters to reach for the cured fish and curry.
The study, carried out by the Institute Food and Nutrition in The Netherlands, saw participants serving themselves custard out of squeezy tubes, while different concentrations of custard aroma were wafted past their nostrils. When a stronger smell was used, the amount of custard the participants ate decreased. The result appears in the wonderfully titled journal Flavor…
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The genetically modified fish were originally bred to help detect environmental pollutants.
The latest must try food craze to hit America is sushi that glows in the dark. The sushi was inspired by genetically modified fish first bred for scientific research, a video showing how to make the glowing sushi has become a huge hit online. (Pics and video)
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Two women collect food waste beside an industrial dumpster at the main food market in Madrid.
Today, cleaning your plate may not help feed starving children, but the time-worn advice of mothers everywhere may help reduce food waste from the farm to the fork, help the environment and make it easier to feed the world’s growing population.
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A new study has found that a chemical found in large quantities in fast food and margarine causes aggression.
Trans fat can actually make you angry – and should not be fed to school pupils, a new study has warned. A chemical called ‘trans fatty acids’ – found in large quantities in margarine, and also in other fast foods – makes people aggressive and irritable.
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Meatless meals were s a top food trend for 2011.
It may be due to rising prices, concern for the environment or a growing emphasis on health, but Americans are eating less meat.
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Cupcake ATM
An ATM is set to open where your dough comes out freshly baked — with icing on top. Sprinkles, a gourmet cupcake chain with 10 locations nationally, is set to open its first 24-hour cupcake vending machine on March 9 at its original store in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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