<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/link-uncovering-plant-resistance-through-aphids-saliva.aspx" dsn="blogs"><title>Uncovering plant resistance through aphids saliva</title><description>Research associate Hillary Fischer has received $225,000 grant from the USDA for research into aphid saliva.</description><pubDate>11/20/2024</pubDate><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2024/aphid.380.png" alt="Aphids on plant leaf."/></image><externalNewsArticleLink>https://natsci.msu.edu/news/2024-11-uncovering-plant-resistance-through-aphids-saliva.aspx</externalNewsArticleLink></item>