Self-medicating gorillas may hold clues to new drugs

Getty ImagesFewer than 150,000 western lowland gorillas survive in the wild in Central and West AfricaSelf-medicating gorillas may hold clues to future drug discovery, according to scientists.Researchers in Gabon studied tropical plants eaten by wild gorillas - and used also by local human healers - identifying four with medicinal effects.Laboratory studies revealed the plants were high in antioxidants and…