Marc Finnell
speaker
240 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 28 Jun
Marc Finnell’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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My name is Mark Finnell, and this is the top secret mission that would see ancient tradition, cutting edge medical science, and a global race that would rewrite one of the most crucial battles of World War II.
And no one saw it coming.
So this is Dr. Chris Cavillan.
He has a PhD, all about the protection of Indigenous medical knowledge.
And when did it first dawn on you this connection between modern day pharmaceuticals and indigenous knowledge?
When did you first realize there's this connection here that most people are not aware of?
Actually, according to the World Health Organization, around 40% of all pharmaceutical products are derived somewhere along the line from nature and traditional knowledge.
So, like, if you track it back far enough, we're looking at everything from, like, aspirin to certain childhood cancer treatments.
And within that vast catalogue of medicines is one native Australian plant that these days is hugely valuable to the global pharmaceutical industry.
And it's called Duboisia?
Duboisia.
Actually, that's not even close.
I'm just going to let Chris do it.
Great.
Let's go with that.
The corkwood tree grows along the eastern coast of Australia from sort of New South Wales up to Queensland.
And if you were to walk past this tree or or let's say tall shrub, most of us would probably miss it because it's very ordinary looking.
The bark is thick, sort of corky towards the base.
Hence the name, corkwood.
And Chris has been shown many times by Aboriginal communities in Queensland what they do with this unassuming plant.
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