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Plants that shaped human history
What chemical compound found in willow tree bark led to the synthesis of aspirin in 1897?
What was the first crop grown and eaten by astronauts in space on the International Space Station?
Which island group was historically known as the Spice Islands, the exclusive source of nutmeg?
sonia The high demand for plant spices drove European exploration and global colonization.
Which Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa in 1498 to find a direct sea route for spices?
Roughly what percentage of modern prescription drugs contain active ingredients originally derived from plants?
sonia Plants that shaped human history
From Andean soil, a simple crop, / The potato, the potato, / Made Europe's numbers pop!
Around 10,000 years ago, which wild grass was first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent?
Which American scientist is known as the father of the Green Revolution for developing high-yielding dwarf wheat?
Space-grown veggies: In 2015, astronauts aboard the International Space Station harvested and ate red romaine lettuce, marking the first time humans consumed food grown entirely in space.
The process of adapting wild plants or animals for human use. Around 10,000 BCE, Fertile Crescent societies began cultivating wild wheat, triggering the rise of global agrarian civilizations.