A whole host of things that we now know are drugs turn out to be plant alkaloids. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes alkaloid drug host
Synchrotron light has revolutionized the field of protein crystallography. It has made it possible to look at much larger structures with much smaller crystals. Gregory Petsko crystalcrystallographyfield Change image and share on social
I think the decision to make substances like steroids from plants, rather than from animal tissues, was a landmark in the history of medicine as well as the history of chemistry. Gregory Petsko animalchemistrydecision Change image and share on social
Almost without exception, the talented women I have known have believed they had less ability than they actually had. And almost without exception, the talented men I have known believed they had more. Gregory Petsko abilitybelieveexception share on social
Whoever grows angry amid troubles applies a drug worse than the disease and is a physician unskilled about misfortunes. Sophocles amidangryapply Change image and share on social
In temperate zones, winter is the best insecticide; it keeps the bugs in check. The tropics enjoy no such respite, so plants there have developed a wide range of alkaloids that kill off nosy insects and animals. Gregory Benford alkaloidanimalbug share on social
A lot of the early adoption of WordPress was actually from thousands and millions of individually hosted instances, so a lot of the people who ran WordPress were on their own. Matt Mullenweg adoptionearlyhost Change image and share on social
