A special enzyme found in #Yellowstone’s springs is a key ingredient in #COVID19 tests @NatGeo Did you know that 70% of cancer drugs are derived from or inspired by nature? We risk erasing some of #NaturesContributions before even discovering them nationalgeographic.com/scien…

Key ingredient in coronavirus tests comes from Yellowstone’s lakes

A curious life-form that lives in the park’s thermal pools makes a protein that changed the course of biomedical history.

nationalgeographic.com

Apr 5, 2020 · 10:38 AM UTC

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And the traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples, passed down over time and tied to their sense of place, is often the source of information that identifies these promising molecules. For them and for us, we must defend their rights.
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Relax. @RoyalFamily has it under control. They'll only destroy what they know and can replicate or save in some way.
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