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Fighting GM foods, and the weeds they cause

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Use of genetically modified crops and the weedkiller Roundup have given rise to new, pesticide-resistant "superweeds." The Center for Food Safety is trying to stop the GM crops before they spread.
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Tracking your food

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One solution for ensuring food safety: A website that allows you to track food items from the farm to the grocery store.
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How cooking helped humans evolve

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Join an online discussion with Richard Wrangham, who argues that apes became human because they learned to cook.
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Stories behind our food

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The new film "Food Inc" attempts to show Americans the stories behind the food on their plates.
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Closing the health food gap

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In New York, many low-income neighborhoods that lack access to fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables now have help.
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French food in the age of globalization

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Snails from Turkey and cornichons from India -- some French feel the global food supply is an assault on their identity.
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Food stamps help struggling families

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A striking one in ten Americans currently use food stamps -- well over 31 million -- but many who are eligible aren't getting help.
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The global food crisis

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The worldwide economic collapse has temporarily brought down food prices and turned attention away from the global food crisis.
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China and food safety

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Complaints about the melamine-treated baby formula were made as early as December 2007, but they weren't acted on, nor were they reported.
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Dial-a-fish for the best seafood choice

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A new text messaging service can tell you everything you need to know about that piece of fish you're thinking of eating.
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