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GeriatricHydralisk t1_jduviua wrote on March 27, 2023 at 11:26 AM

Reply to comment by PHealthy in Do most animals have to worry about complications from cannibalization? by StressfulRiceball

Why would prions only affect mamnals? Something about high body temperatures?

PHealthy t1_jduwtag wrote on March 27, 2023 at 11:40 AM

We don't really know, a lot of mammals are also highly resistant to prions so it's thought it's an issue of susceptibility.

GeriatricHydralisk t1_jdvilbz wrote on March 27, 2023 at 2:40 PM

Did some googling, and it looks like only mammals have the specific protein sequence needed: https://www.cell.com/trends/biochemical-sciences/fulltext/S0968-0004(07)00060-6