| ▲ | davidkuennen 6 hours ago | |||||||
And just like that we just learned that parasites may have been good for us [1] | ||||||||
| ▲ | sehansen 5 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
The fact that low-grade parasite-infections dampen autoimmune diseases isn't that big of a win. Presumably our immune system is as aggressive as it is in part due to the parasite-load our ancestors were exposed to. | ||||||||
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