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Bioprospecting: Medicine Quest

The thought provoking interview reflects on how it is crucial to protect biodiversity because nature can provide: medicines from natural products, new antiobiotics and organisms that fight antiobiotic resistance, models for medical research, and knowledge about how all living things depend on each other.The interview is accompanied by excerpts from Dr. Plotkin's book, Medicine Quest: In Search of Nature's Healing Secrets.

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Resource Type: Non-journal article
Audience Level: Middle school 6-8, High school lower division 9-10, High school upper division 11-12, Undergraduate lower division 13-14, Undergraduate upper division 15-16, Graduate, Profession (degree program), General public & informal education, Continuing education

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Authors and Editors: Mark Plotkin of Amazon Conservation Team
Publisher: AIBS
Format: text/html
Copyright and other restrictions: Yes
Cost: No

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