Humans have been using biodiversity for hundreds of thousands of years, but at no time in our history has it been more crucial to accelerate our exploration of the useful properties of the species that inhabit the world around us.

中文翻译：

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释放植物和真菌的特性以实现可持续发展。

数十万年来，人类一直在利用生物多样性，但在我们的历史上，加速探索居住在我们周围世界的物种的有用特性从未像现在这样重要。