From Seed to Gut: Digestion Models Reveal Bioavailability Through GI Tract
It’s not just the tools in Dr. Mario Ferruzzi’s lab that are innovative, he insists. After all, the models his lab has developed …
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From Seed to Gut
While a crop can be biofortified through breeding programs to increase nutritional density, the Ferruzzi Lab evaluates the next step — assessing how the enhanced plant compounds hold up in processing and digestion. Learn more…
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The PHHI STEM team is busy developing videos to
assist teachers with virtual learning as well as
advising schools on developing outdoor learning spaces.