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Chimpanzees seen self-medicating with healing plants when sick or injured
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 1 day 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...
Chimpanzee, Heal Thyself
newser· 21 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...
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 ...
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...
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...
