New wheat crops as an alternative to a gluten-free diet

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 09:51 in Biology & Nature

Wheat, one of the most widely consumed grains in the world, contains gluten, a mixture of proteins that can be toxic for people with coeliac disease. A new study that analysed the toxic components of these proteins in various varieties of wheat makes the first step forward towards developing wheat-based products that are safe for coeliacs.

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