New publication in Chemistry and Biodiversity with collaborators in Kosovo: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cbdv.201400439/abstract Hadjari, A., B. Mustafa, D. Nebija, E. Miftari, C.L. Quave, J. Novak. (2015) Chemical composition of Juniperus communis L. cone essential oil and its variability among wild populations in Kosovo. Chemistry and Biodiversity, 12: 1706–1717. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201400439 Abstract Ripe…
Would you like to support research (http://bit.ly/1MZvBcQ) directed at the discovery and development of new antibiotics to treat life-threatening superbug infections? Your tax-deductible donation to the Quave Lab could make a real difference in advancing our research efforts! Funds are needed to support student research projects and the purchase of…
Our research on Chestnut is featured in the September 2015 issue of Chemistry & Industry! The article “Chestnut disarms superbug” can be found in the news section.
Excerpt from the piece: Cutting Off Communication Researchers have found a plant extract that halts Staphylococcus aureus infections without promoting resistance. Will this lead to a new way to treat bacterial infections? Read more… http://www.biotechniques.com/news/Cutting-Off-Communication/biotechniques-360385.html#.VfGkmfm2Vsv
We are so excited to have had press coverage on our most recent collaborative paper with the Horswill group! Stay tuned to our Twitter feed (@QuaveEthnobot) for news on the discovery. The full original article is available free via Open Access at PLoS ONE. Here are some links to the…
A new publication is out on a collaborative project between the Quave Lab (Emory University) and Horswill Lab (University of Iowa). Their latest study reports on the anti-virulence activity of compounds from Chestnut leaves. The extract blocks virulence by switching off the pathways necessary for the production of toxins. The…
Press release on new discovery: Chestnut leaves yield extract that disarms deadly staph bacteria http://phys.org/news/2015-08-chestnut-yield-deadly-staph-bacteria.html
Congratulations to our students on their excellent work in botanical research this summer! Today, they presented the results of their studies at the Emory SURE Research Symposium. Photo updates are available on Dr. Quave’s Facebook and Twitter pages!
I’m excited to announce that our new paper with European collaborators has just been published in the Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine! The research article, titled “A cross-cultural comparison of folk plant uses among Albanians, Bosniaks, Gorani and Turks living in south Kosovo” by Behxhet Mustafa, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni,…
It seems like a world away... and yet so very close to my heart. While we're busy prepping for our next #planthunter expedition in the pine forests of south Georgia, I can't help thinking about our wonderful time on #ExpeditonEgadi . Stay tuned for posts on #ExpeditionIchauway !
Check out highlights from ⚡️ “#ExpeditionEgadi 2017” #ethnobotany #iamabotanist #herbaria #womeninStem #fieldwork
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Baobab trees can live for 2,500 years. They've seen empires rise and fall. But in the last 12 years, the oldest and biggest ones have either died or started dying.
Trees That Have Lived for Millennia Are Suddenly Dying
The oldest baobabs are collapsing, and there's only one likely explanation.
www.theatlantic.com
