Pennsylvania: A recent study is a classic example of how seemingly unlikely collaborators can
come together to make surprising discoveries. An international team of
gastroenterologists, pediatricians, natural products chemists, and
veterinarians, working with zebrafish models and mouse cell cultures
have discovered that a chemical found in Australian plants (including Pigweed) provides
insights into the cause of a rare and debilitating disorder affecting
newborns. This ailment, called biliary atresia (BA), is the most common
indication for a liver transplant in children.
