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Nearly half of all medicinal compounds used daily come from plants endemic to the tropical rainforest. If a cure for cancer or AIDS is to be found, there is a better then 50% chance it will involve the rainforest. 70% of the plant species identified by the US National Cancer Institute as holding anti-cancer properties come from rainforests.
