Humans have been using biodiversity for hundreds of thousands of years, but at no time in our history has it been more crucial to accelerate our exploration of the useful properties of the species that inhabit the world around us.
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We thank our many colleagues at Kew for discussions and valuable input. A.A. is supported by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Antonelli, A., Smith, R.J. & Simmonds, M.S.J. Unlocking the properties of plants and fungi for sustainable development. Nat. Plants 5, 1100–1102 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-019-0554-1
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