Veggie juice that illuminates the gut

Monday, July 11, 2016 - 18:11 in Biology & Nature

The pigment that gives spinach and other plants their verdant color may improve doctors’ ability to examine the human gastrointestinal tract. That’s according to a study, published today (July 11, 2016) in the journal Advanced Materials, which describes how chlorophyll-based nanoparticles suspended in liquid are an effective imaging agent for the gut. “Our work suggests […]

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