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bioprospecting [‚bī·ō′prä·spek·tiŋ] (pharmacology) The search for new pharmaceutical (and sometimes nutritional or agricultural) products from natural sources, such as plants, microorganisms, and sometimes animals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ross is in the process of formalizing an agreement that aligns the medical school with the collective brain power of the Sault-based federal laboratory to establish a bioprospecting centre. The commission also recommends that Congress create an Ocean Policy Trust Fund, which would draw revenue from offshore oil and gas development and "other offshore uses" (for example fish farming, deep-sea mining, and bioprospecting for new drugs) to pay for the eventual $3. Bioprospecting is a practice common among the major biotech companies. |
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