#nematomorph — Public Fediverse posts
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Horizontal gene transfer explains the origin of #parasite molecules that manipulate host behaviour https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2023/11/10/horizontal-gene-transfer-explains-the-origin-of-parasite-molecules-that-manipulate-host-behaviour/
Massive #HorizontalGeneTransfer and the evolution of #nematomorph-driven behavioral manipulation of mantids https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01301-5
"the parasites produce molecules that alter the central nervous system of the host. Two proteins were found to be homologous to proteins found in the cricket"