DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane SELF-MEDICATING CHIMPANZEES LEAD SCIENTISTS TO MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR HUMANS Source: Stock An Oxford University study indicates sick and injured chimpanzees self-medicate by eating medicinal plants and rubbing on their wounds. Here's what we know: Lab tests done on the chimps' medicinal plants indicate the vast majority of them are antibacterial and anti-inflammatory Researchers say watching the chimps will help us discover new medicines of the future Scientists admit the chimps know the forest better than we do Apparently, the chimps know which plants help th...