481. Do Medicines Come From a Lab or Nature?

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481. Do Medicines Come From a Lab or Nature?

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We like to think in our modern world that most of our medical technology and medicines are "new" or created in a lab. But throughout history, and even still today, most of our medicines actually come straight from nature itself!

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481. Do Medicines Come From a Lab or Nature?

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