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Little Biology: Zombie Parasites

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Is the Parasite Responsible for Adaptive Physiology?

When a host phoenotype changes after infection, it can be hard to tell whether it's the host or the parasite. Distinguishing between these two requires careful experimentation. How in the world has such a complex system between par sit and host evolved? And how are these systems maintained over evolutionary time?

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