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davidkuennen 6 hours ago

And just like that we just learned that parasites may have been good for us [1]

[1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8162934/

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.

gobdovan 4 hours ago | parent [-]

We solved the parasite problem and at the same time changed the ecology we were accustomed to. The irony of dynamic systems.