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Investigating species-level, molecular, and genetic diversity for goods with significant economic value, such as pharmaceuticals
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Bioprospecting involves exploring species, genetic, and molecular diversity to discover products of economic importance, such as drugs, enzymes, and other pharmaceuticals.
Other options:
•Bioremediation → using organisms to clean pollutants.
•Bioprocessing → industrial processing using biological systems.
•Ecosystem services → benefits humans get from ecosystems.
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