To talk about how plant breeding can help us unlock a more sustainable future, I reached out to my colleague Dr. Rita Mumm. Dr. Mumm is a scientist, educator and entrepreneur who has spent her career ...
The South African kanna plant has the surprising ability to alter signals in various brain regions, impacting mood, alertness ...
The Forest and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) at the University of Pretoria is leading research into plant pathogens and pests. Plants provide food, feed, and fibre, and maintaining plant ...
Starting next month, the Lloyd Library & Museum will open its doors to a multi-faceted exhibition delves into the rich history of African botanicals and their influence on the Americas. Spearheaded by ...
Plants have directly contributed to the development of important drugs. The antimalarial treatment artemisinin, pain medication morphine, and cancer chemotherapy taxol are just three examples of drugs ...
Biopiracy is the illegitimate appropriation or commercial exploitation of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge – often by pharmaceutical, cosmetic or agri-food firms. While the ...
Always on the hunt for a new diet remedy, Americans seem to be willing to do or swallow almost anything to lose weight. And their search can take them to unlikely places. For thousands of years, ...
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