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The Artemisinin Supply for Malaria Control

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Botanic Garden
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Part of the Healing Power of Plants lecture series given at the Botanic Gardens.
Dianna Bowles OBE from the Centre for Novel Agricultural Products in York has led pioneering work on the development of new higher yielding varieties of Artemisia annua which can be grown in developing countries to provide a supply of artemisinin for use in essential malaria medications.

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Botanic Garden
People
Dianna Bowles
Keywords
botany
gardening
malaria
Health
botanic gardens
Medicine
Department: Botanic Garden
Date Added: 21/12/2010
Duration: 01:00:14

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