Bile acids were first described chemically in ... the global effects of the microbiome on the biochemistry of an entire animal. We did this by comparing the metabolites in germ-free and normal ...

we posit that bear bile consumers in Vietnam will be willing to use non animal-based products, including bear bile plant and Western medicine, to treat future ailments. Agu, H.U. and M.L. Gore. 2020.

AWI recently provided substantial financial support to help the nonprofit Animals Asia construct a second bear sanctuary in Vietnam, primarily to house Asiatic black bears rescued from bear-bile ...