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Fresh water is a scarce resource on our planet – but how many of us are aware of how much water is needed to make the foods we eat every day?

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A string of glucose molecules: starch. It sounds simple, but it isn’t. Dominique Cornuéjols and Serge Pérez explore the intricacies of its…

         


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