Frankincense is for life, not just for Christmas

Monday, December 10, 2012 - 10:30 in Mathematics & Economics

High demand for Frankincense means that many Boswellia papyrifera trees are being over-exploited and populations are at risk of dying out. But help may be on hand as the results of a new study led by Motuma Tolera, which could secure a future for the trees by revealing the anatomy of the resin secretory system.

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