Now We Know Why Poison Frogs Don't Poison Themselves - 0 views
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Lottie Peppers on 01 Oct 17Their nervous systems have changed over time to fight off the powerful chemicals-an extraordinary example of evolution in action, according to a new study. "I've been wanting to understand how organisms could acquire neurotoxins, [which] requires an animal to reorganize their nervous system," says study coauthor Rebecca Tarvin, a biologist at the University of Texas at Austin and National Geographic Society grantee.