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Dwindling tropical rainforests mean lost medicines yet to be discovered in their plants

  • Written by Walter Suza, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Agronomy, Iowa State University
Dwindling tropical rainforests mean lost medicines yet to be discovered in their plantsA Brazilian soldier puts out fires.AP Photo/Leo Correa

Growing up in Tanzania, I knew that fruit trees were useful. Climbing a mango tree to pick a fruit was a common thing to do when I was hungry, even though at times there were unintended consequences. My failure to resist consuming unripened fruit, for example, caused my stomach to hurt. With...

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