The Science of Food

June 10, 2025

Bananas, uniformity and catastrophe

I’ve been reliably informed by influencers, billionaires, failed comedians, politicians, Twitter pundits and assorted spite-filled meat-puppets looking to build an audience that diversity is a bad thing. Now I’m not one to disagree with the new intelligentsia but as a scientist, a member of the old intelligentsia I guess, I can’t help but feel, deep Continue reading

bananas, genetics, infectious disease

agriculture, allele, bananas, biology, Cavendish, chromosome, evolution, food science, genetic diversity, genetics, Gros Michel, health, inheritance, Science
March 12, 2025

Pasteurisation, food safety and raw milk

I like milk but, lets face it, the rear end of a cow is a pretty grotty place. You’ve got the business end of the alimentary system, a tail swishing around spreading manure all round the place and the udder, the source of our milk, is right there in the middle. Cows aren’t great at Continue reading

health, infectious disease, milk, nutrition, pasteurisation, raw milk

diet, Food, health, infant mortality, infectious disease, milk, nutrition, pasteurisation, raw milk