I.Coast burns 3 tonnes of pangolin scales
Ivory Coast officials on Tuesday burnt three tonnes of scales of the pangolin, the most trafficked mammal on Earth.
Ecology
Mar 3, 2020
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News tagged with traditional chinese medicine
'Amazing': New embryo made of nearly extinct rhino species
Researchers say they have successfully created another embryo of the nearly extinct northern white rhino in a global effort to keep the species alive. Just two animals remain, and both are female.
Plants & Animals
Jan 15, 2020
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Building sustainability into traditional Chinese medicine trade on the new Silk Roads
Promoted as a 21st century version of the ancient Silk Roads, China's Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) aims to improve global connectivity and change the shape of international trade. The multi-billion-dollar project will link ...
Environment
Jan 7, 2020
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Fungus produces active agent in a medicinal herb
Tatarinow's aster is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat a number of ailments; the plant contains an active ingredient known as astin—and it is this agent which cancer researchers are now investigating. However, ...
Biotechnology
Dec 3, 2019
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Efficient synthesis of ginkgo compound could lead to new drugs, 'green' insecticides
Chemists at Scripps Research have invented an efficient method for making a synthetic version of the plant compound bilobalide, which is naturally produced by gingko trees. It's a significant feat because bilobalide—and ...
Biochemistry
Oct 17, 2019
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Chinese activists protest the use of traditional treatments—they want medical science
In the West, the number of people challenging scientific authority has been growing in past decades. This has, among other things, led to a decline in the support for mass vaccination programmes and to an increase in alternative ...
Other
Oct 7, 2019
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Gabon minister hails country's responsiblity after historic forest deal
Prevention is better than cure.
Environment
Sep 23, 2019
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Scientists a step closer to saving northern white rhino from extinction
Veterinarians have successfully harvested eggs from the last two surviving northern white rhinos, taking them one step closer to bringing the species back from the brink of extinction, scientists said in Kenya on Friday.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2019
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Hell in high water: Braving the monsoon to save India's rhinos
The monsoon may bring respite from the scorching heat, but for the rangers and animals at Kaziranga National Park it also brings danger as poachers take advantage of greater camouflage and flooding.
Ecology
Jul 5, 2019
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37 spotted seal pups rescued from China traffickers released
Animal rights groups have cheered the release of 37 spotted seal pups rescued from traffickers into the wild in northern China.
Ecology
May 11, 2019
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