[MPWG] NEWS: BHSU staff, students study Native medicinal plants to fight disease

[Olivia Kwong]

http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/spearfish/bhsu-staff-students-study-native-medicinal-plants-to-fight-disease/article_17589dd2-510f-11e1-bd45-0019bb2963f4.html

BHSU staff, students study Native medicinal plants to fight disease
Submitted by Black Hills State University Rapid City Journal | Posted: 
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 11:04 am

Four Black Hills State University students and a recent BHSU graduate are 
working with Dr. John Dixson, assistant professor of chemistry, on two 
biomedical research projects to address the ever-growing problem of 
antibiotic resistant microbes and drug resistant malaria. Antibiotic 
resistance is a major concern in the United States and Europe, while 
malaria is a major health concern in Asia and sub-Sahara Africa.

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