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Another thing that tastes sweet is lead paint. That did not work out well.
by Sharlin 6y ago
Another thing that tastes sweet is lead paint. That did not work out well.
- londons_explore 6y agoLead isn't good for the brain or nervous system, but does it have any benefits? Some poisons for example help disease resistance because the disease pathogens are harmed even more by the poison than we are.
- inglor_cz 6y agoWe do not know of any, either in humans or animals.
- quickthrower2 6y agoEvolution doesn’t need mutations that give perfection just an advantage on average. How much does lead paint occur in the environment humans traditionally evolved in?
- dekhn 6y agoNonetheless, there are proteins whose role is to bind and sequester lead, which means there was some functional selection to avoid lead toxicity.
- ksaj 6y agoAlso antifreeze, which dogs unfortunately find irresistible.