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  1. So the latest Radiolab was basically arguing that is not a parasite, it's a symbiote. Human-hookworm relationship is .
    🤔 well I'd be more interested in the pharmaceutical synthesis of the proteins the hookworm produces to regulate the immune system than hosting a bloodsucker tbh.

  2. So the latest Radiolab #podcast #episode was basically arguing that #hookworm is not a parasite, it's a symbiote. Human-hookworm relationship is #mutualism.
    🤔 well I'd be more interested in the pharmaceutical synthesis of the proteins the hookworm produces to regulate the immune system than hosting a bloodsucker tbh.

  3. @realTuckFrumper well, the 🍎 doesn't fall to far from the tree 🎄! #hookworm

  4. @realTuckFrumper well, the 🍎 doesn't fall to far from the tree 🎄! #hookworm

  5. nature.com/articles/s41467-023

    “Effect of experimental hookworm infection on insulin resistance in people at risk of type 2 diabetes”

    I don’t care if it meant I could eat candy all the live long day, I would not be interested in that therapy. Unless maybe they came up with a clever brand name.

    #insulin #diabetes #hookworm #medical #therapy #nature #naturecommunications #yuck

  6. nature.com/articles/s41467-023

    “Effect of experimental hookworm infection on insulin resistance in people at risk of type 2 diabetes”

    I don’t care if it meant I could eat candy all the live long day, I would not be interested in that therapy. Unless maybe they came up with a clever brand name.

    #insulin #diabetes #hookworm #medical #therapy #nature #naturecommunications #yuck