Lead researcher Jason Ridlon (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Lead researcher Jason Ridlon

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University of Illinois researchers have identified the last of three key genes in the microbial conversion of bile acids to beneficial - or harmful - forms, paving the way for future medical interventions of GI diseases

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Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois

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