Archives for November 5, 2002

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Crusts - was mother was right?

For centuries Man has chewed on the faithful crust of the land - bread. Produced, in some form or other, in almost every food culture across the globe, bread has an integral place in the diet of mankind. New research from Germany suggests that our old...

Foods for quitters

A non-metallic element found in food and food supplements could have an impact on the health of ex-smokers. According to a recent study in the Netherlands, former smokers with high quantities of selenium in their toenails experienced half as many...

New style M&S is back on track

The turnaround at one of the UK's best-known companies Marks & Spencer is complete, with the clothing and food retailer posting first half profits well ahead of expectations. Keeping this momentum going in the future will be hard, but the company is...

Fermenting genomics

Dutch food research institute NIZO food research announced this week that it has teamed up with genomics group Greenomics in order to push forward research into the role of genomics in industrial fermentative processes.

Figging it up!

A special orchard in Northern California is home to more than 100 different kinds of figs from around the globe. This fig genebank ranks as one of the world's largest living assortments of edible figs, writes the US Agriculatural Research Services...