Dr. Quave has joined the Emory Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (GDBBS), in the Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (MMG) program. This new appointment will enable Dr. Quave to teach graduate courses and serve as the primary advisor of GDBBS graduate students. To learn more about applying to the GDBBS program, please see this website for prospective students.
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Load More....@jesswade inspired me to join the Wiki-editing action to make the Internet less sexist, one @Wikipedia page at a time So it was a total blast getting to write this @nature piece with her on why we’re making pages for #WomenInSTEM—and why you should too!
Why we’re editing women scientists onto Wikipedia
And here's why you should, too, say Jess Wade and Maryam Zaringhalam.
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Story behind the struggle for #vanilla growers of #Madagascar Also - DYK that <1% of vanilla flavor comes from real vanilla? Most flavoring (vanillin) is synthetic & made from petrochemicals! Vanilla is the pod of an orchid originally from Mexico. #botany
Fighting the vanilla thieves of Madagascar
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Oohhh!! Love these ideas! I may try the ER role play w/ plant poisons lesson for my fall course in botanical medicine ☠️ Thank you to the awesome #botany profs that created & shared these resources. Great way to #BringBackBotany to the classroom!
Planning your fall #botany courses? Don't forget to check out https://t.co/WCxFoiQQp8 for free and novel teaching resources and ideas. Role play, manuals, videos.. More modules coming soon! #teachingstrategies #activelearning #plantblindness #science #evolution #biodiversity
Can’t tell a rhododendron from a hydrangea? You may have ‘plant blindness’ This captures the problem: “We are creating a virtual world and we are not paying attention to the natural world around us” #BringBackBotany education in our schools! via @WSJ
Rhododendron? Hydrangea? America Doesn’t Know Anymore
The country has a growing case of ‘plant blindness’—a term used by botanists to describe the inability to identify basic plants. Even biologists...
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Ethnobotanists like @QuaveEthnobot are scouring the world for plants used as folk remedies to turn into drugs – but it's harder than movies like Medicine Man make it look!
From folklore to pharmacy
Although many drugs have in the past come from plants, Hayley Bennett discovers that it's hard work getting them approved today
www.chemistryworld.com
Many drugs have come from plants- but getting them approved & to market is not an easy task. @gingerbreadlady explores some botanical drug successes & discusses future projects with #QuaveLab & others: "From folklore to pharmacy" #pharmacognosy #botany
From folklore to pharmacy
Although many drugs have in the past come from plants, Hayley Bennett discovers that it's hard work getting them approved today
www.chemistryworld.com
Fantastic! Indigenous knowledge of crops - & biodiversity of crops - is so key to #foodsecurity! I'm also really heartened to see that plans for access & benefit sharing are in place in accordance with #Nagoya protocol. #TraditionalKnowledge #NativeMaize #Botany #LessFertilizer
An indigenous Mexican variety of corn gets its own fertilizer from the air thanks to... bacteria in its mucus-covered aerial roots. If the ability can be bred into conventional corn, it could be huge win for agriculture. https://t.co/dbCar55lHD
Heartbreaking look at what is already happening in resource-poor hospitals. Take heed - this is a global threat. "Scourge of superbugs killing Malawi's babies" @CNN #antibioticresistance #klebsiella #CRE #antibiotics #AMR
Scourge of superbugs killing Malawi's babies
Malawi is facing an epidemic of infections causing sepsis, particularly among newborns, made worse by ever-increasing resistance that bacteria are sho...
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Plants literally rule the world in terms of biomass. Many of our foods, medicines, textiles, tools come from plants. Yet, the study of plants has declined across K-12 & college curricula! Let's #BringBackBotany education! Our planet's health depends on it!
Plants Are the World's Dominant Life-Form
Flora make up the majority of Earth’s biomass, followed by bacteria
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So grateful to be chosen for the Peter Raven Award. Thank you @AmSocPlantTaxon, Greg Anderson @uconneeb & awesome colleagues who wrote letters. #scicomm #outreach #STEAM @RutgersSEBS via @BucknellU
Bucknell Professor Lauded for Science Evangelism — News ’18
Professor Chris Martine, biology, was recognized with one of the botany world's highest honors for his science outreach, including his long-running Yo...
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