#medicines

· 3mo ago

80% of the world’s population relies on #medicines 💊from #rainforests. As greedy companies destroy #Borneo, the #Congo and the #Amazon, the world edges ever closer to losing medicines forever! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴💀🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/04/23/dwindling-tropical-rainforests-mean-lost-medicines-yet-to-be-discovered-in-their-plants/

Palm Oil Detectives

Rainforest loss means lost plant medicines we may never know Palm Oil Detectives

About 80% of the world population relies on compounds derived from plants for medicines to treat various ailments, such as malaria and cancer, and to suppress pain. Our future medicines are likely to come from plants, but how effectively are we protecting these plants from extinction? We aren't doing enough and we must do more!

Palm Oil Detectives @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk

· 4mo ago

Boosted by @Dragofix@veganism.social

Today is #WorldReefDay. #News: Scientists find 🪸🔬 100s of previously unknown microbial #species living in #Pacific #corals that could produce new #medicines. Lose a #reef, lose our future!. 🌊🧬 #Boycott4Wildlife #MarineScience @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.uk https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260506225229.htm?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

ScienceDaily

What scientists found inside coral reefs could change the future of medicine

Beneath the beauty of coral reefs lies a hidden universe of microbes unlike anything scientists expected. Each coral species supports its own specialized microbial partners, many of which have never been studied before. These microbes produce a stunning variety of chemical compounds with potential uses in medicine and biotech. The discovery highlights just how much is at stake as coral reefs face growing threats.

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