bioprospecting

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What does bioprospecting mean?

The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms.

Where does bioprospecting come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English prospecting English bioprospecting From bio- + prospecting.

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