Discover plants in a new light by seeing them as lifesaving medicines, trade commodities and wisdom from the ancestors. A trio of ethnobotanists will reveal stories of cultural sanctuaries, valuable orchids and medicinal plants from fieldwork in Tibet, Bhutan, Anatolia, the Balkans and the Mediterranean. Maria Fadiman is a National Geographic…
The Quave Lab has launched a new student research fundraiser! Help us meet our goal of raising $5,000 to support purchase of supplies for student research projects, local field expeditions to collect new plants, and chemistry and microbiology experiments. Buy a t-shirt and make a donation by November 1st HERE…
Two exciting postdoc-to-faculty bridging programs @UMich. @UMichEEB priorities are population genetics & plant biodiversity. Applicants must have strong commitment to #DEI. The plant biodiversity position could have a curatorial component at #UM_Herb
Bridging Position in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
The University of Michigan Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology invites applicants for two bridging postdoctoral programs.
jobs.sciencecareers.org
Two days left to apply for the four PhD positions in @UiO_LifeSci project #REALifeUiO, Rediscovery of medicinal plant usage in the “Age of Exploration”! Work with @MaritInngj @Koolibrie @archaeogenomics @IreneToneu @BorisVSchmid @b_verstraete
REA:Life
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.uio.no
Yay @Ichnologist! So happy you got a chance to #explore some of @EmoryHerbarium ‘s special treasures!! #emory #paleobotany #naturalhistory
Visited the @EmoryHerbarium for the first time today, hosted by Dr. Tharangamala Samarakoon. Lots of cool botanical items there, but highlight for this paleontologist was seeing Carboniferous coal peels (>300 mya). Thanks! (cc @QuaveEthnobot) #botany
Thanks @CBIbberson ! I love these lists - just added new folks to follow! Some of my favorites across #botany #phytochemistry & #microbiology include @InaVandebroek #womeninscience @nadjacech @Ethnobotanica @MariaFadiman @DrLauraSanchez @LabWeinert @Dr_Lori_Burrows @LoesgenLab
@KimInSingapore @NicoleDeNisco @montigirl @SheilaLongITC @CoddRose @ginnybraun @Abebab @Dr__Jude @AcademicChatter @PhDForum @palmer_lab @lifeisgreen75 @krachlerlab @Drennan_Lab @MicroRocket @ImmunoBladder @_IrinaAfonina @_tiramsu @KaylieLam1 @jlewillett @DariaVanTyne @KristiLynnFrank Thanks @KimInSingapore! This was a great start to my day ☺️ Some of my favorites to follow are: @nabroderick @laura7983 @QuaveEthnobot @Gina_Lewin @seemaychou @MicrobioMegan #WomenInSTEM
The @AtlBotanical Atlanta Botanical Garden is accepting apps for Conservation Coordinator, req #masters or #Phd check it out
Atlanta Botanical Garden | Conservation Coordinator
The mission of the Atlanta Botanical Garden is to develop and maintain plant collections for display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment.
atlantabg.org
Economics of biodiversity call for evidence open till 6th November. This global review will be presented at the Convention on Biodiversity 2020 Opportunity for people working in #ethnobotany and #WildlifeTrade to feed into strategic plan for next decade
The Economics of Biodiversity: Call for Evidence
Call for Evidence for the Review on the Economics of Biodiversity led by Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta.
www.gov.uk
New on #FoodiePharmacology : “Tomatoes! The Aztec secret to the Mediterranean diet?” 🍅 Tune in to learn more about the complicated history & fascinating pharmacology of Solanum lycopersicum! #podcast #foodie #delish #history #healthfood
Foodie Pharmacology on Apple Podcasts
Science · 2019
podcasts.apple.com
When science is cooler than science fiction.... zombie ant fungus wins again!
This fungus invades an ant’s body, grows throughout its tissues, and orders the host to climb up a tree and bite onto a twig, killing the ant. 😱
And scientists just figured out how the fungus gets the ant to commit that final, fatal act https://t.co/Bz3QYHvF79
#DYK: There are nine known species of echinacea, all of which are native to North America. They were used by Native Americans of the Great Plains region as traditional medicines. This fact sheet provides basic information about echinacea:
NCCIH
Information about echinacea, studied for the common cold.
go.usa.gov
