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Spanish to English: Ocean Biodiversity and Pharmaceuticals General field: Science Detailed field: Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
Source text - Spanish La biodiversidad tan extrema del mar es un sofisticado laboratorio que genera sustancias que pueden contener la clave contra el cáncer o el alzheimer. De momento, sólo hay un puñado de fármacos de origen marino comercializados. Pero esponjas, microorganismos u otros especímenes del mar pueden proporcionar moléculas para desarrollar nuevos medicamentos.
Si tiene la fortuna de estar en la playa y levanta la mirada de este artículo verá el que está considerado el laboratorio farmacéutico más potente que existe. El mar. Desde que al primer ser humano le dolió la cabeza o sufrió un ataque de lumbago, se han buscado remedios en la naturaleza. Es el caso de la aspirina, sin ir más lejos, cuyo origen está en la corteza del sauce. Claro está que, si hay que comprar una caja de analgésicos, se va a la farmacia más cercana. Del mismo modo, los científicos han ido a selvas o montañas en busca de sustancias naturales de plantas o animales. Mucho más sencillo y barato que buscar en la inmensidad del mar.
Translation - English The extreme biodiversity of the sea makes it a sophisticated laboratory that generates substances that may contain the key to fighting cancer or Alzheimer’s. There are currently only a handful of drugs of marine origin on the market. However, sponges, microorganisms, and other oceanic specimens can provide molecules to develop new medications.
If you have the fortune of being on the beach and look up from this article, you will see what is considered the most powerful pharmaceutical laboratory in existence. The sea. Since the first human had a headache or suffered from back pain, we have sought remedies in nature. This is the case with aspirin, which, in fact, originates from willow bark. Of course, if you have to buy a box of painkillers, you go to the closest pharmacy. In much the same way, scientists have gone to forests and mountains in search of natural substances from plants and animals. It is much simpler and cheaper than searching in the vastness of the sea.
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