BTI

	Testing the waters College of Biological Science researchers are developing new approaches that promise to reduce industrial pollution and contamination in our water systems.
	Metformin: a medical mystery The discovery of a bacteria at a wastewater treatment plant ignited an investigative journey into the clinical mechanisms of a pharmaceutical used to treat diabetes.
	Cowabunga! Scientists thought they’d identified all major players of a critical metabolic pathway. New research shows evidence of more.
	A more sustainable approach to mining? A $2 million National Science Foundation award will support efforts to design a bacterial system to extract critical minerals using biofilms.
	Minnesota Made: Growing the bioeconomy Hear from an expert panel with deep roots in biotechnology and industry about the future of the bioeconomy in Minnesota and beyond. Submit questions before or during the live event. Event Details Date.
	Creating an Unconventional Assembly Line Researchers aims to transform simple chemical building blocks into complex chemical compounds faster. Chemical compounds are integral in our lives. They play a starring role in everything from.
	What Lies Beneath Disrupting bacteria’s communication pathways may thwart costly infrastructure decay just beneath the surface in harbors worldwide. Hundreds gather in the Duluth-Superior harbor for the lunchtime show.
	Mushrooms: The Pharmaceuticals of the Future BTI researcher Francois Gaascht dedicated his career to natural product discovery and the search for new drug therapies. Unlike many Minnesotans, Francois Gaascht’s interest in local mushrooms does.