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A new paradigm for drug discovery in tropical rainforests

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  1. the department of Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112

    Todd L. Capson, Phyllis D. Coley & Thomas A. Kursar

  2. the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Apartado 2072, Balboa, Republic of Panama

    Thomas A. Kursar

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Capson, T., Coley, P. & Kursar, T. A new paradigm for drug discovery in tropical rainforests. Nat Biotechnol 14, 1200–1202 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1096-1200

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