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Lila and de Mejia

Caption: U. of I. natural resources and environmental sciences professor Mary Ann Lila, left, is a co-founder of the Global Institute for Bio-Exploration. Food science & human nutrition professor Elvira de Mejia will lead the program's expansion into the Americas.

Credit: L. Brian Stauffer

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