Word: gluten
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...engineers wish to alter in some amazing way. Then, after patient cultivation to bring out the inserted trait, a prodigy is born. The transformed crop may be corn or cotton with a built-in insecticide, tomatoes that retain their fresh-picked texture on the shelf, or wheat with extra gluten, making for lighter, bouncier bread. The new crop of doctors has been so busy re-enacting the Creation in the past few years that Americans, at least, no longer pay much notice. If genetic engineers had envisioned a quick conquest of the world, however, they have experienced a sharp comeuppance...
When corporate America meets the art of bagel making, weird things begin to happen. The old-school method of bagelmaking is to first boil the dough (high-gluten flour and yeast) for 60 seconds and then bake for about 15 minutes, a process that delivers a soft, chewy interior and a golden brown, crunchy exterior. Some mass producers, such as Einstein, have replaced boiling with 15 seconds of intense steaming, leaving some traditionalists aghast...