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An interesting (albeit slightly disgusting) article on parasites. And no, we're not talking about trial lawyers.
Posted by Rand Simberg at June 26, 2007 09:24 AM
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If I say I thought the article was going to be about the paleoswine in Gaza, does that make me a bad person?
Posted by Barbara Skolaut at June 26, 2007 02:27 PM
Carl Zimmer has a book on the subject "Parasite Rex"
Posted by Mike at June 26, 2007 02:40 PM
That last was from me.
Posted by Mike Borgelt at June 26, 2007 02:46 PM
If I say I thought the article was going to be about the paleoswine in Gaza, does that make me a bad person?
Only if you like to roll around in the kitty litter.
Posted by at June 26, 2007 02:50 PM
Wow. I had no idea parasites did that sort of thing. I thought they picked hosts who naturally did what the parasites wanted anyway.
It's totally fascinating to me that the same parasite apparently has so dissimilar effects on men and on women they infect. Our brains may be wired not unlike a rat's, but obviously the devil is in the details.
As we tend to forget nowadays, the universe is, was, and always will be a dangerous place. Not to mention damned peculiar.
Posted by MJ at June 26, 2007 05:20 PM
Well, as well as cat ladies this might explain the types of men who keep cats (suspicious of authority...). And why is it that more writers seem to have cats than dogs?
Posted by ML at June 27, 2007 03:11 PM
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