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...Mother nature could be a key player in the fight against #AntimicrobialResistance. Check out this article by @QuaveEthnobot to find out why #WAAW2021
Drugs from nature: ethnobotany as a strategy for antimicrobial drug discovery
Cassandra Quave explores how ethnobotany and plant natural products can be used as a strategy for antimicrobial drug discovery.
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Congratulations Ahmed. “I don’t think I would have been accepted to the Rhodes without being so well-rounded. I owe that to Emory, for being a place to explore yourself and develop skills as a full person. That is essential in this world.” @EmoryCollege
Emory University student named Rhodes Scholar
Emory University senior Ahmed Aljohani learned this weekend he has earned a 2022 Rhodes Scholarship, the most prestigious academic award in higher edu...
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"The muck was thick, but the swamp was beautiful: Knobby-kneed cypress trees stood like wizened sentries over clusters of lush green ferns." Read @QuaveEthnobot's adventurous and timely "Hunting for Medicines Hidden in Plants" in the @WSJ!
Hunting for Medicines Hidden in Plants
New technology is helping to unlock the secrets of the natural world, just as the limits of synthetic remedies are becoming clear
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"History may record this century as the moment when scientists learned to read the language of #nature" Where will the next generation of medicines come from? I wrote about the incredible pharmacological potential of #plants for the @WSJ 🌿
Hunting for Medicines Hidden in Plants
New technology is helping to unlock the secrets of the natural world, just as the limits of synthetic remedies are becoming clear
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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland formally declared "squaw" to be a derogatory term Friday and ordered a task force to find replacement names for valleys, lakes, creeks and other sites on federal lands that use the word.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland moves to ban the word 'squaw' from federal lands
"Racist terms have no place in our vernacular or on our federal lands," Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said as she formally declared "squaw" to...
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"History may record this century as the moment when scientists learned to read the language of #nature" ~ Dr. Cassandra Quave Great to see @QuaveEthnobot in @WSJ. @EmoryHerbarium #plants #drugdiscovery #antibiotics #ethnobotany #sciencetwitter
Hunting for Medicines Hidden in Plants
New technology is helping to unlock the secrets of the natural world, just as the limits of synthetic remedies are becoming clear
wsj.com
How can we use plants for #antimicrobial drug discovery? @QuaveEthnobot explores how #ethnobotany could aid us in the fight against #AntimicrobialResistance #WAAW2021
Drugs from nature: ethnobotany as a strategy for antimicrobial drug discovery
Cassandra Quave explores how ethnobotany and plant natural products can be used as a strategy for antimicrobial drug discovery.
bit.ly
I wrote a piece for the @WSJ about the incredible pharmacological potential of plants and the new scientific tools that are improving our ability to access the chemical language of nature. #pharmacognosy #plants #drugdiscovery #WAAW #antibiotics #ethnobotany #scicomm #Science
After decades of focusing on synthetic drugs, scientists are finally turning back to the plants, fungi and soil from which most modern medicines are derived https://t.co/dsxdNZmynM
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