New research reveals serious flaws in the science behind genetic engineering. The findings published in a leading science journal come just as some Australian states are thinking about lifting bans on genetically engineered (GE) food crops. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) assesses the safety of GE foods, but is GE food safe for humans?

a humourous, enthusiastic scientist "Dr Karl" answers questions about anything and trys to answer them using sciencequestions like -Nicole saw some adult twins from America on TV, one weighed 420 pounds and one weighed 120 pounds. If you put them in a room without any food, which one would die of starvation first?

Food science is a discipline concerned with all technical aspects of food, beginning with harvesting or slaughtering, and ending with its cooking and consumption. It is considered one of the agricultural sciences, and is usually considered distinct from the field of nutrition.Examples of the activities of food scientists include the development of new food products, design of processes to produce these foods, choice of packaging materials, shelf-life studies, sensory evaluation of the product with trained expert panels or potential consumers, as well as microbiological and chemical testing. Food scientists at universities may study more fundamental phenomena that are directly linked to the production of particular food product and its properties. In the U.S., food science is typically studied at land-grant universities.Food science is a highly interdisciplinary applied science. It incorporates concepts from many different fields including microbiology, chemical engineering, biochemistry, and many others.Some of the subdisciplines of food science include:Food safety - the causes, prevention and communication dealing with foodborne illnessFood microbiology - the positive and negative interactions between micro-organisms and foodsFood preservation - the causes and prevention of quality degradationFood engineering - the industrial processes used to manufacture foodProduct development - the invention of new food productsSensory analysis - the study of how food is perceived by the consumer's sensesFood chemistry - the molecular composition of food and the involvement of these molecules in chemical reactionsFood packaging - the study of how food is packaged to preserve the food after it has been processed.Molecular gastronomy - the scientific investigation of processes in cooking, social & artistic gastronomical phenomenaFood technology - the technological aspectsFood physics - the physical aspects of foods (such as viscosity, creaminess, texture...)The main organization in the United States regarding food science and food technology is the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), headquarted in Chicago, Illinois, which is the US member organisation of the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST). The European national organisations are organised into the European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST).Some popular books on some aspects of food science or kitchen science have been written by Harold McGee and Howard Hillman.In the October 2006 issue of Food Technology, IFT President Dennis R. Heldman noted that the IFT Committee on Higher Education stated that the current definition the "Food Science is the discipline in which the engineering, biological, and physical sciences are used to study the nature of foods, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying food processing, and the improvement of foods for the consuming public." References^ Heldman, Dennis R. "IFT and the Food Science Profession." Food Technology. October 2006. p. 11.