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Re:The Devil Bird' Lands in New York, with More Likely to Come by i_am_jl on Monday May 08, 2023 @09:45AM (#35861449)
"Alpha gal" is the short name for a sugar that occurs in most mammals, but not primates. Cannibalistic experimentation wasn't necessary.
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Re:The Devil Bird' Lands in New York, with More Likely to Come by ano-ther on Monday May 08, 2023 @12:42PM (#35863766)
Good explanation.

Presumably it would also be quite unpleasant to be allergic to your own muscles.

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