Classification techniques and the search for useful plants
Researchers at Kew Gardens use a wide variety of techniques to determine evolutionary relationships between species, including molecular analysis and electron microscopy. They have a massive archive and a DNA database that can be used to find related species.
Botanist, Timothy Walker describes how the scientists at Kew are using these techniques to research the potential medicinal properties of plants to treat diseases like Malaria.
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