'The chemotherapy did its job, but the researchers who experimented with the compounds derived from #nature could not have developed the drugs that saved my life without #biodiversity" @SandyKnapp explains why plants are indispensable to human health nhm.ac.uk/discover/nature-an…

Nature and breast cancer: the plants that saved a botanist's life

The great diversity of life on Earth can become a literal support system.

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Apr 19, 2020 · 7:23 AM UTC

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Replying to @IPBES @SandyKnapp
Eribulin, from a sea sponge, etc ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article… All complex venoms from earth or sea animals are being tested (or will be) for medic properties. In fact, all poisons are potential drugs, all drugs are potential poisons. It's all about correct dosages and use conditions.
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