The compound called salicin comes from the bark of the willow tree and it is the active ingredient of the pain reliever called 'aspirin'.
Refugee crops return to Cambodia
Refugee crops return to Cambodia Samples stored in an international gene bank are
being used to restore crops of traditional varieties of Cambodian
rice to the fields of Cambodia. The samples were sent to the
international bank by Cambodian scientists during the rule of the
Khmer Rouge, during which many of the country's scientific
institutions were destroyed. 10 OCTOBER 1998, P. 21
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