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The risk of selenium deficiency in Malawi is large and varies over multiple spatial scales (2019)
Journal Article
Phiri, F. P., Ander, E. L., Bailey, E. H., Chilima, B., Chilimba, A. D. C., Gondwe, J., …Broadley, M. R. (2019). The risk of selenium deficiency in Malawi is large and varies over multiple spatial scales. Scientific Reports, 9(1), Article 6566. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43013-z

Selenium (Se) is an essential human micronutrient. Deficiency of Se decreases the activity of selenoproteins and can compromise immune and thyroid function and cognitive development, and increase risks from non-communicable diseases. The prevalence o... Read More about The risk of selenium deficiency in Malawi is large and varies over multiple spatial scales.

Iodine uptake, storage and translocation mechanisms in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) (2019)
Journal Article
Humphrey, O. S., Young, S. D., Bailey, E. H., Crout, N. M., Ander, E. L., Hamilton, E. M., & Watts, M. J. (2019). Iodine uptake, storage and translocation mechanisms in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.). Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 41(5), 2145-2156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-019-00272-z

© 2019, Springer Nature B.V. Iodine is an essential micronutrient for human health; phytofortification is a means of improving humans’ nutritional iodine status. However, knowledge of iodine uptake and translocation in plants remains limited. In thi... Read More about Iodine uptake, storage and translocation mechanisms in spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.).