5. Nutrition

AgriFood Matters by UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science

Jul 1, 202100:22:57Science & Medicine

In this episode, Professor Lorraine Brennan discusses her work on precision nutrition designed for the individual and how this approach, in future, might change the world. We also talk to Dr Saoirse Tracy who talks about...

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