- Nick Heath
Mention plastics and most people think of polythenes, perspex and other oil-based nasties that never break down. But now there's a new breed of plastics; they're biodegradable and based on potatoes and other starchy crops...
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- Varuna Aluvihare
I am supposed to write about one of my great passions, drinking wine.
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- Martin Westwell
The recently discovered traces of ricin in a makeshift laboratory in a flat in London have caused a media frenzy over its potential use in a terrorist attack. What is it?
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- Martin Westwell
I am organising a public event in Oxford entitled "The Science of Wine Tasting". I thought that people would be really keen but when I mentioned it to a colleague she said, "Well, that'll take all then fun out of it".
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- Dalya Rosner
What is a DNA fingerprint and how can it help you to solve crimes, identify a baby's father and suss out the best grapes for wine making?
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- Dalya Rosner
Or for that matter, if you eat a chilled chilli pepper, what will happen? Dalya considers these questions and investigates the biochemical causes of such strange sensations.
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- Jemima Stockton
Whether you love or loath the white stuff, it is unavoidable on your TV and in your paper. What is milk, is it good for us, and what type should we drink?
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- Varuna Aluvihare
Although the summer appears to have ended, I thought I would deal with something that provides a perfect opportunity to marry good food and wine: the barbecue.
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- Gene Mascoli
The Chilean Sea Bass, or Patagonian Toothfish, is a very tasty fish particularly popular in America. Gene looks into why it has suddenly become very expensive and could be getting more so.
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