If Botox is a drug made from a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum (the same toxin that causes a life-threatening type of food poisoning called botulism) why doesn’t it make us sick?
In: Biology
Arguably it does make one sick. If your arm swells up a bit, you don’t say “hey that’s healthy!” You might say, “It’s not swelled up enough to go to the doctor.” (or you might not notice). The swelling is the “sick” response that covers up wrinkles.
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