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Ep 48 Botulism: Why are you the way you are?

This Podcast Will Kill You

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The Evolution of Botulinum Toxins

The amount of botulinum toxin it takes to kill an animal in a lab setting is much, much greater than what it takes to lead to death in natural setting. So that, I think, is why this toxin exists. And there's so much more that goes into this like ecology,. Why are there multiple toxins? Why is there variation among their toxicity and potency or whatever? What triggers these avian botulism outbreaks? Why quite so potent? You know what I mean? Like, why couldn't you be like, you know, the amount it's?"

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