Venom from giant centipedes can help treat neurological conditions Michael D. Kern/Naturepl.com
IN MY taxi to the airport, the talk has turned to rainforests and whether cutting them down is bad. “Its not like here in the UK, where we know everything,” I say, waving at the soggy countryside. “I work in Brazil and we don’t know what’s in many forests. Cutting them down to grow soya can be a huge loss.”
