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The Plant Hunter: A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines
The Plant Hunter A Scientist's Quest for Nature's Next Medicines
Author: Cassandra Leah Quave
Plants are the basis for an array of lifesaving and health-improving medicines we all now take for granted. Ever taken an aspirin? Thank a willow tree for that. What about life-saving medicines for malaria? Some of those are derived from cinchona and wormwood. — In today's world of synthetic pharmaceuticals, scientists and laypeople alike hav...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781984879110
ISBN-10: 1984879111
Publication Date: 10/12/2021
Pages: 384
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Publisher: Viking
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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