How come that vultures can resist dangerous toxins when feeding on carcass

Subject: How come that vultures can resist dangerous toxins when feeding on carcass

Date: Mon Aug 21 16:22:12 2000
Posted by marcel van ommeren
Grade level: grad (science) School: broeckland college
City: breukelen State/Province: No state entered. Country: The Netherlands
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 966889332.Bc

Message:


Vultures seem to eat animals that where killed by infectious bacteria and 
virussus. How is it possible that vultures can cope with toxins that these 
microbes leave behind, e.g. botoline?

Thanks for this great service-site!
Marcel

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