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Chimpanzees seen self-medicating with healing plants when sick or injured
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoThe chimpanzee was sick. It had diarrhea and tapeworms - not unusual for a wild chimpanzee in the...
Chimpanzees seek out medicinal plants to treat ailments, study finds
CBS News· 1 day agoChimpanzees in the wild use medicinal plants to treat their injuries or illnesses, according to a ...
Chimpanzees ‘self-medicate’ with healing plants
BBC via AOL· 2 days agoThe scientists, who published their findings in the journal PLOS One, think the chimps could even help in the search for new medicines. Chimpanzees that...
Chimpanzees Self-Medicate With Antibiotic Plants From The Forest Pharmacy
IFLScience· 2 days agoChimpanzees intentionally seek out medicinal plants with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory...
The Y Chromosome Is Rapidly Evolving Faster Than the X Chromosome in Humans
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNew research reveals rapid changes in the Y chromosome across humans and Great Apes, uncovering...
Wild Chimpanzees May Practice Natural Medicine
US News & World Report· 1 day agoThey aren't exactly ready to open a jungle clinic, but new research suggests wild chimpanzees are practicing a kind of medicine. Fifty-one chimps living in two communities ...
Chimpanzee, Heal Thyself
newser· 19 hours agoIt was only the second time ever that a chimp in the group was observed eating a fern, per Science. The plant, Christella parasitica, turned out to have...
Y chromosome is evolving faster than the X, primate study reveals
LiveScience· 5 days agoThe finding surprised scientists, given that humans and chimpanzees diverged just 7 million years...
Chimps helping scientists find plants that have potential to become medicines
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoA majority of the plant samples (88%) analysed in the lab had antibiotic properties and 33% showed...
Sick chimpanzees seek out range of plants with medicinal properties
New Scientist· 2 days agoSeveral plants eaten by chimpanzees when they are ill or wounded have been found to have medicinal...