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Chapter 6: Human Dependence on Biological Diversity - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 6: Human Dependence on Biological Diversity
Importance of Biodiversity
Humans are part of the ecosystem
Humans along with other animals self-medicate using plants
Screening Plants for New Medicine
80% of people in developing nations rely of traditional medicine
85% of traditional medicine use plant extracts
25% of pharmacological prescriptions use contents from higher plants
Higher plants: land plants that have xylem and phloem
Search for New Plant Drugs
Combinatorial chemistry
Molecular modeling
Synthetic chemistry
Broad screening
Isolation from plants and other natural sources
New Crops
Only a small portion of crops are used for food
20 plant species produce food
Common foodstuffs: corn, rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes
Cross-breeding