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new antimicrobials from medicinal plants

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Last decade has been one of rising in antibiotic resistance of some pathogenic bacteria, associated with the emergence of multi-drug-resistant bacteria (Côté 2019). By 2050, most available antimicrobials will lose their effectiveness, with approximately 10 million deaths each year (World Health Organization, WHO) 2019), leading to an intensified search for new antimicrobials sources (chultz et al. 2020). Can medicinal plants be reliable sources for the development of new antimicrobials? If so, how and under what conditions?

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ByShubhankar Kulkarni

How can we weigh the efficacy and side-effects of a drug?

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ByShireesh Apte

Can we re-engineer (reverse) plant physiology so that they capture water through the leaves and transpire it out through the roots?

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ByMikhail Korsanov

Come up with a solution to prevent or significantly reduce respiratory viral diseases

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ByShubhankar Kulkarni

How can we weigh the efficacy and side-effects of a drug?

ByShireesh Apte

Can we re-engineer (reverse) plant physiology so that they capture water through the leaves and transpire it out through the roots?

ByMikhail Korsanov

Come up with a solution to prevent or significantly reduce respiratory viral diseases

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ByShubhankar Kulkarni

How can we weigh the efficacy and side-effects of a drug?

ByShireesh Apte

Can we re-engineer (reverse) plant physiology so that they capture water through the leaves and transpire it out through the roots?

ByMikhail Korsanov

Come up with a solution to prevent or significantly reduce respiratory viral diseases

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