A rare desert cactus, the Hoodia,
contains a never before discovered molecule that may hold the answer to one of
the world's greatest health problems, obesity and over-eating. Scientists have
isolated an appetite suppressant in the flesh of the plant that is powerful enough
to stop people eating all day. But who holds the rights to this information? The
San Bushmen of the Kalahari desert have known of its powers for decades. One of
the poorest tribes on earth may have a good chance of becoming overnight millionaires,
if the drug is approved.
