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    Parasites Can Also Be Friends

    Scientists are studying them to help protect endangered host species. The post Parasites Can Also Be Friends appeared first on Nautilus.
    by Kristen French Aug 09, 2023 2 minutes

    arasite” connotes freeloading, getting something for nothing. It brings to mind slimy, wriggly things living in the intestines or secretly making a home under the skin. The word, at least in the English language, is associated with everything bad and nothing good. But parasites are not all take and no give. On the one hand, they can deplete a

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