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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Sloths That Could Cure Cancer
The Sloths That Could Cure Cancer: Bio-Prospecting in Panama
VICE
VICE News host Thomas Morton swings from the trees with an international team of scientists in Panama that's found a promising treatment for malaria, Chagas disease and breast cancer in the most unlikely place: The mossy fur of tree sloths. It's yet another reason to not cut down rainforests. About half of all drugs brought to market from 1997-2006 came from plants, fungi and bacteria discovered by "bio-prospectors" in nature. And we see that sloths are just one of many new and unusual frontiers for this research.
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The Sloths That Could Cure Cancer (Original Post)
snooper2
Jul 2014
OP
Some days I really understand such slothfulness, being a lazy bastard is hard work. nt
Mnemosyne
Jul 2014
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flamingdem
(39,313 posts)1. sloth power!
raaah!
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)2. They always look very high on something good, at least to me. nt
snooper2
(30,151 posts)4. can't believe you can just pull a branch down and grab one
They really are lazy bastards
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)5. Some days I really understand such slothfulness, being a lazy bastard is hard work. nt
SunSeeker
(51,572 posts)3. Great video. Thanks for posting. nt