Here is a collection of photos from Kosovo, taken during fieldwork with local communities in October 2014. This field expedition was part of an ethnobotany course with students from the University of Prishtina, funded by the US Embassy in Kosovo program for University capacity development. All Photos: Copyright © Cassandra L. Quave.
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Load More...In the latest #FoodiePharmacology episode - I spoke with @EmoryCSHH #sports #nutrition expert @DrDanBenardot about how the balance in food and liquid uptake impacts athletic performance. I learned a lot 💡! You can too! Subscribe to the show wherever you stream #podcasts 🤓
New on #FoodiePharmacology!! Eating for Peak Fitness: Sports Nutrition @DrDanBenardot
What we eat impacts bodily performance. For athletes, understanding food & liquid intake can mean the difference between a win or a loss.
Listen: https://t.co/sih5c2J4BN
#SportsNutritionWe won't save biodiversity without saving human diversity, they're inextricably linked. But indigenous people aren't "disappearing" or being "eroded", they're being wiped out as deliberate government policy. #IndigenousUnderAttack @KrystynaSwider4
Protecting indigenous cultures is crucial for saving the worldâs biodiversity
The worldâs millions of indigenous people play a critical role in conserving biodiversity.
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More than 80 clinical trials launch to test coronavirus treatments A nice summary of the clinical trials planed or ongoing to evaluate a range of products for the treatment of #COVID19, from repurposed HIV therapies to traditional Chinese medicine.
More than 80 clinical trials launch to test coronavirus treatments
As HIV drugs, stem cells and traditional Chinese medicines vie for a chance to prove their worth, the World Health Organization attempts to bring orde...
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How Patients Die After Contracting COVID-19, The New Coronavirus Disease. My interview with @mgodoyh aired on @NPR this morning #COVID19 #2019nCoV
How COVID-19 Kills: The New Coronavirus Disease Can Take A Deadly Turn
Most cases of the illness are characterized as mild, with symptoms similar to those of a common cold or the flu. But there have been over 1,300 deaths...
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What an awesome tweet thread! Congrats to @marynmck on delivering plenary address on #antibioticresistance at #AAAS #AAAS2020
Gonna live tweet @marynmck Plenary address The Second Antibiotic Era.
#AAAS #AAAS2020
I'm sitting with Sci journos and Sci communicators including
@mikamckinnon @DrMRFrancis @JRMorber @phylogenomics @NerdyChristie and we're gonna try not to heckle our friend too loudly.For the love of #kimchi ❤️ Happy Valentines Day! #FoodiePharmacology #probiotic #food #foodie #fermentation #vegetable #plantbaseddiet #vegetarian #spocy #cabbage #salt
Kimchi: A Story of Love and Patience
Originally inclined to make a delicious gift for his wife, Kim Myung-Sung has committed his life to making the perfect kimchi. Here's his secret.
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Wardian cases utterly changed how plants could be moved from one continent to another. Many crops in common global production today were once transported in these ingenious boxes! #Food #Botany BBC News - The clever glass box that reshaped the world
The clever glass box that reshaped the world
Wardian cases safely took plants across the world, revolutionising agriculture, politics and trade.
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In Peru, the ink of Genipa americana is called “huito”. Such a a fabulous natural temporary #tattoo ink! #ethnobotany
The #tattoo of the Emberá #indigenouspeople of #Colombia lasts 10 days. The #tattooink comes from the juice of the seeds of the tree Genipa americana.
What other #plantbased "ink" do you know?
#tropical #biodiversity #ethnobotany #art #culture @SEBotany @tea_assembly @NatGeoCongrats to Jan! One of my #ethnobotany heroes! She’s an #explorer #botanist #PhDMom #mentor and all around inspirational human! #WomenInScienceDay #WomenInSceince
Dr. Jan Salick, winner of this year’s #davidfairchildmedal and only the 2nd woman to ever receive the award! @NTBG #iamabotanist #plant #exploration #ethnobotany #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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