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What’s The Scoop On Koalas? | A Science Author Sits Down To Explain

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The Chemistry of Koalas

The koalas also have an amazing liver which detoxifies the yudelips. The toxins are broken down by the liver and koalas have double dose that the genes needed for detoxifying. So a dose of, if a human has chlamydia, for example, it's a three day doses medication to treat that chlamydia. If a koala has Chlamydia, it's 30 days because they don't upset the gut bacteria. They're extremely good at removing that medication from their system.

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