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Another transmissible tumor afflicts a type of clam. See: http://www.twiv.tv/2015/05/17/twiv-337/ Note the retrovirus mentioned here is not the method by which the tumor spreads to other clams....
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Commented on A small research question
Yeah, the origin of the placenta is a great "man bites dog" (man bites parasite?) story. Another example of the host co-opting the machinery of one of its parasites, is the RAG1 protein that catalyzes V(D)J recombination--the basis of the...
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Commented on A small research question
That's the sad thing, Charlie. I have read all the published Laundry novels. I even remember the relevant sub-plot -- now. I also like viral pathogens that infect fungal pathogens. Like: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00705-014-1992-8/fulltext.html Phomopsis longicolla is fungal pathogen of soybeans. As...
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Commented on A small research question
Oh, reading farther into the wikipedia article I see that this particular parasite has not escaped Charlie's notice....
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Commented on A small research question
Cymothoa exigua, the tongue-eating louse. From wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymothoa_exigua "C. exigua extracts blood through the claws on its front, causing the tongue to atrophy from lack of blood. The parasite then replaces the fish's tongue by attaching its own body to...
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