Activity 2: Drugs development
Take the quiz and find out how much you know about medicines
from the rainforest.
 Rainforest
Medicine Quiz
How are rainforest plants developed into medicines? Investigate
the long and expensive journey from forest to global market.
The
Drug Development Process
Use these information sheets to find out about some fabulous
plants that have made it all the way from the rainforest to our chemists.
Information
Sheet - Rosy Periwinkle
Information
Sheet - Curare Vine
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Web Links
School Science
A major
drug company goes through the process of molecule to medicine
http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/content/4/biology/glaxo/pm1dev1.html
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Learn
about the drug development process
http://www.abpischools.org.uk/resources/manufacturing/index.asp
Plant
cultures
Plants have an important part in our lives, from the clothes on our back
to the food that we eat. Plant Cultures invites you to discover more
about South Asian plants and the stories they have inspired.
http://www.plantcultures.org.uk
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