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Pain-free animals could take suffering out of farming
Engineering the genes of livestock could make them incapable of feeling pain – but critics say the ethical problems don't end there
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Intensive frog farming takes giant leap forward
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Central Europeans were first adults to drink milk
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Fasting could extend female fertility
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Climate tipping point defined for US crop yields
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Intensive farming good for forests
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Expanding waistlines may cause shrinking brains
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India’s thirsty farms drain rocks dry
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Photos of cake can keep you slim, say psychologists
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Earth
Wheat gets worse as CO2 rises
We might grow more crops thanks to all the CO2 we're pumping into the atmosphere – but they'll be poorer quality and not as good for us
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The fat that makes you thin
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Seafood gave us the edge on the Neanderthals
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Dieting could lead to a positive test for cannabis
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GM maize has built-in SOS chemical
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