New 'Biofactories' Produce Rare Healing Substances In Endangered Devil's Claw Plant

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New 'Biofactories' Produce Rare Healing Substances In Endangered Devil's Claw Plant

Deep in Africa's Kalahari Desert lies the "Devil's claw," a plant that may hold the key to effective treatments for arthritis, tendinitis and other illnesses that affect millions each year. Unfortunately, years of drought have pushed the Devil's claw toward extinction, so scientists are scrambling to devise new ways to produce the valuable medicinal chemicals of the Devil's claw and other rare plants.

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Tags: Arthritis, Tendinitis, Disease and Condition, Scientist