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HUNGRY HUNGRY

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨fossilesque@mander.xyz⁩ to ⁨science_memes@mander.xyz⁩

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  • samus12345@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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  • Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Outstanding meme. Cool fact is that the wasps inject their eggs along side a virus, which specifically turns off the manduca’s immune system for a bit. It then allows the immune system to turn back on. Since the eggs have been in there during the immune reboot, they’re considered ‘self’ and not attacked by the immune system

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    • Chuymatt@beehaw.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I assume someone is looking into a similar system for transplants, right?!

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      • SL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Identification of this virus began in 1973, here is an article about it from 1997. - I suppose a lifetime supply of immunosuppressants is far more profitable than the system you are proposing… but I like your system. It just is more elegant.

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    • merari42@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That is some shit straight out of sci-fi horror like Alien.

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  • TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Just bought this childhood book of mine for my own newborn son… Probably a bit too young for this sequel tho

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  • bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Considering sending this to my daughter who wants to learn English.

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  • Wakmrow@hexbear.net ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    😱

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  • merari42@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Link to a relevant folk song about parasites that has a verse about this sort of wasp

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