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How Bacteria Use Sneaky Chemistry
to Disable Plant Defenses

Lipid accumulation in a murine model of fatty liver disease, visualized by color-enhanced lipid droplets (pink) in liver tissue (green). Superimposed chemical structure of a newly discovered bile acid conjugate. Image courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Arifuzzaman, Dr. Christopher Parkhurst, Dr. Frank Schroeder, and Dr. David Artis.

Diet, Microbes and Fat:
A New Pathway Controlling Levels of
Body Fat and Cholesterol

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How Bacteria Use Sneaky Chemistry to Disable Plant Defenses

Apr 21, 2025

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Ascribe Bio’s Phytalix® Achieves Stunning Success Against Devastating Rice Disease

Mar 10, 2025

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Cultivating Innovation: A Closer Look at BTI and Zymtronix’s Phenotyping Collaboration

Jan 17, 2025

The Zymtronix LeafyLook Project inside BTI's PhenoSight facility.

Diet, Microbes and Fat: A New Pathway Controlling Levels of Body Fat and Cholesterol

Jan 8, 2025

Lipid accumulation in a murine model of fatty liver disease, visualized by color-enhanced lipid droplets (pink) in liver tissue (green). Superimposed chemical structure of a newly discovered bile acid conjugate. Image courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Arifuzzaman, Dr. Christopher Parkhurst, Dr. Frank Schroeder, and Dr. David Artis.

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