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Title: Biodiversity: the Overlooked Source of Human Health
Authors: Linhares, Yuliya
Kaganski, Alexander
Agyare, Christian
Aksan Kurnaz, Işıl
Neergheen, Vidushi
Kolodziejczyk, Bartlomiej
Baran, Yusuf
Keywords: Biodiversity
Biomedicine
Conservation
Synthetic biology
Publisher: Elsevier
Abstract: Biodiversity is the measure of the variation of lifeforms in a given ecological system. Biodiversity provides ecosystems with the robustness, stability, and resilience that sustains them. This is ultimately essential for our survival because we depend on the services that natural ecosystems provide (food, fresh water, air, climate, and medicine). Despite this, human activity is driving an unprecedented rate of biodiversity decline, which may jeopardize the life-support systems of the planet if no urgent action is taken. In this article we show why biodiversity is essential for human health. We raise our case and focus on the biomedicine services that are enabled by biodiversity, and we present known and novel approaches to promote biodiversity conservation.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2022.12.002
https://hdl.handle.net/11147/13239
ISSN: 1471-4914
Appears in Collections:Molecular Biology and Genetics / Moleküler Biyoloji ve Genetik
PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection
Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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