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Climate Killing Medical Hopes

UN conference highlights the dangers of fading biodiversity

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 23, 2008 1:53 PM CDT

(Newser) – The loss of biodiversity on Earth will seriously hamper efforts to cure human disease, AFP reports. Researchers at the UN-backed Business for the Environment conference highlighted undiscovered cures for pain, infections and even cancer that risk being lost forever if humans fail to reverse the... Read full story »

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