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Amazon's undiscovered medicines valued at $215 billion
Original: The Amazon Could Hold $215 Billion Worth of Undiscovered Medicines. Can We Find Them Before Deforestation Claims Them?
A new estimate suggests the Amazon rainforest could contain plant and microbial compounds worth roughly $215 billion in undiscovered medicines. Scientists are warning that ongoing deforestation may destroy species before they can be studied, prompting calls for faster bioprospecting, conservation funding and stronger protections for Indigenous knowledge linked to medicinal plants.
Why now: Renewed concern that accelerating deforestation is wiping out potential drug sources before science can document them
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- The Amazon Could Hold $215 Billion Worth of Undiscovered Medicines. Can We Find Them Before Deforestation Claims Them? · ZME Science
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