c. To advance their argument, the Ehrlichs include the incidence whereby the Eli Lilly Company pioneered the use of alkaloids present in periwinkle leaves from Madagascar as a successful means of fighting Hodgkins' disease. The Ehrlich example underscores two dramatic points: first, the preservation of rare species of plant and animal life can contribute positively to medical advances and the actual saving of human life; and second, given the fact that these rare species can assist pharmaceutical companies in increasing both the diversity of their offerings and their viability, it is in the best interest of these said companies to battle upon behalf of these endangered life forms. This example illuminates why different sectors of the global economy must work together to avert the erosion of life's vitality caused by pollution.
Nature's economy is based on the flow of material from producers to consumers. To recognize the economic underpinnings to the biological patternings of life is to start thinking in an int
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