QED. A rainforest remedy /

In an ancient rainforest in Cameroon, there is a chemical that comes from the bark of the trees. After many tests, the extract is found to be cyto-toxic, which means that it kills cancer cells. It is hoped that if the molecules prove marketable, money will be ploughed back to Cameroon to help its pe...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Campbell-Jones, Simon (Producer), Waterman, Peter G. (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London, England : BBC Worldwide, 1990.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Rain forest plants. Medicinal plants. Rain forest conservation. Plants, Medicinal Flore des forêts pluviales. Plantes médicinales. Forêts pluviales > Conservation. Educational television programs. Émissions éducatives télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	In an ancient rainforest in Cameroon, there is a chemical that comes from the bark of the trees. After many tests, the extract is found to be cyto-toxic, which means that it kills cancer cells. It is hoped that if the molecules prove marketable, money will be ploughed back to Cameroon to help its people and help save the rainforest.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed January 28, 2019).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (29 min.)
Playing Time:	00:29:28