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  1. There's a fair bit of back-story behind these, but the short-story version boils down to:

    • In my #FateCore fantasy game, the players wanted to have #Kaiju as a campaign issue.
    • Those Kaiju have their own ecosystem considerations.
    • Which includes #parasites.
    • That, while small compared to their host, are roughly human sized.
    • And they're radically alien to the world.

    #TTRPG #Fate #Fantasy #Miniatures #Painting

  2. Human intreduce a lot of stress into the natural environment; even parasites are not exampt of it. But with them, we might actually drive them to rapid evolution.

    Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/fu

    #ClimateChange #Parasites #Evolution

  3. Human intreduce a lot of stress into the natural environment; even parasites are not exampt of it. But with them, we might actually drive them to rapid evolution.

    Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/fu

    #ClimateChange #Parasites #Evolution

  4. Human intreduce a lot of stress into the natural environment; even parasites are not exampt of it. But with them, we might actually drive them to rapid evolution.

    Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/fu

    #ClimateChange #Parasites #Evolution

  5. Human intreduce a lot of stress into the natural environment; even parasites are not exampt of it. But with them, we might actually drive them to rapid evolution.

    Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/fu

    #ClimateChange #Parasites #Evolution

  6. Human intreduce a lot of stress into the natural environment; even parasites are not exampt of it. But with them, we might actually drive them to rapid evolution.

    Link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/fu

    #ClimateChange #Parasites #Evolution

  7. Flea and tick treatments for dogs and cats may be harming wildlife

    Roaming pets are ideal vectors for ticks, fleas and mites. Parasite treatments for pets contaminate the ecosystems.

    "The findings suggest everyday pet treatments could ripple through ecosystems in surprising ways. After pets take these medications, the active compounds pass through their bodies and are excreted in feces."
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    sciencedaily.com/releases/2026
    #pets #dogs #cats #parasites #vectors #fleas #ticks #drugs #feces #soil #environment #parasiticides #ectoparasiticides #Isoxazoline #NontargetSpecies #rivers #BellingerRiver #wildlife #ecosysterms

  8. The prospect of a better treatment for Chagas disease and sleeping sickness blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbit

    #Cyanotriazoles are selective topoisomerase II poisons that rapidly cure trypanosome infections science.org/doi/10.1126/scienc

    "#NeglectedTropicalDiseases caused by #SingleCelled #parasites (#trypanosomatids) include #ChagasDisease, #SleepingSickness & #leishmaniasis. Progress in treatment of these #diseases had been slow, though large chemical library screens are now showing promising results."