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🐒🌿🧪 Chimps help scientists find plants with medicinal potential! 🔬🌱 Observing chimps' self-medicating behaviors leads to new drug discoveries, say Oxford researchers. 13 plants with remarkable wound-healing and antimicrobial properties identified, including Christella parasitica fern and cat-thorn tree bark. 88% of samples showed antibiotic, 33% anti-inflammatory benefits. 🌳🌴🌺
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/chimps-oxford-east-african-uganda-b2566164.html
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