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Focus: who reaps the benefits of biodiversity?
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Dec 2001
Karasov C
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The search for wild plant and animal products of potential value to medicine, agriculture, and other uses has been going on for hundreds, possibly thousands, of years. Many commonly prescribed medicines in the United States include ingredients derived from natural products, and roughly 80% of the world's people rely on natural products for their primary medical needs. Until the past decade, all of these natural...
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