Photograph: Tharanga Samarakoon
Compound Discovery for The Quave Lab
Dr. Cassandra Quave, along with students and staff in her lab, discovered a compound in the leaves of a common shrub, the American beautyberry, that boosts an antibiotic’s activity against antibiotic-resistant staph bacteria. Read more in the article:
Beautyberry leaf extract restores drug's power to fight 'superbug' 