By Lidiya Angelova
“For most of history, Anonymous was a woman." Virginia Woolf Antibiotics are a ubiquitous part of our lives today. However, antibiotics have only been around since the late 1920s, when they were first discovered and applied to clinical practice. Streptomycin was the second clinically effective antibiotic after penicillin, the first medicine capable of defeating tuberculosis, and was at the center of a major patent controversy.
By Lidiya Angelova
Books can provide a personal connection and allow us to live vicariously through others’ experiences. While I have never had any direct contact with the African countryside, the books of Joy Adamson where she recounts her life as a naturalist in Kenya enabled me to feel as if I was experiencing the same adventures alongside the author. Adamson’s stories, photos and paintings inspired generations of people, including myself, to love, respect, and protect the wildlife in its natural habitat. |
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