Wouldn't this make them a massive vector for prion disease if it established in their tissues? I don't mean in a homocentric fashion, you'd expect to see prion borne diseases in their predators.
Gaishan•2mo ago
Lucky then that we're not eating their innards. Oh wait.
gus_massa•2mo ago
The problem with prions are cycles. If sea urchins use to eat other sea urchins once a prion is formed it can multiplícate and accumulate in the sea urchin that eat them. Lucky, they eat algae.
ggm•2mo ago
Gaishan•2mo ago
gus_massa•2mo ago
It's as safe as eating cows brain, assuming you feed the cow with plants instead of crushed ill cows corpses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_as_food