Researchers discover how some organisms process oxalate, a molecule that can harm humans

Tuesday, December 29, 2015 - 06:32 in Biology & Nature

A wide variety of fruits and vegetables contain oxalate. But humans and most other animals lack the ability to metabolize this molecule—that is, to break it down while digesting it. And so for some people, a buildup of oxalate is associated with kidney stones, arthritis, and even kidney failure.

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