Desert Woodrats Use Gut Microbes for Detox
Ed Yong tells of a case in which a species leapfro... ...es to do it for them. A certain population of the desert woodrat eats the creosote bush, which contains a deadly t... ...h contains a deadly toxin, and thrives on it. The woodrats themselves did not develop immunity to the poison... ...iologist Kevin Ko...
https://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/22/Desert-Woodrats-Use-Gut-Microbes-for-Detox/
