'Mind controlling' parasitic worms are missing genes found in every other animal

ScienceDaily
Jul 18, 2023, 8:42 pm80 pts
Parasitic hairworms manipulate the behavior of their hosts in what's sometimes called 'mind control.' A new study reveals another strange trait shared by different hairworm species: they're missing about 30% of the genes that researchers expected them to have. What's more, the missing genes are responsible for…

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