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Male seahorses can get pregnant because they lack key immunity genes

5 July 2021

Seahorses and their relatives are the only animals in which males get pregnant – they do so because these species lack genes we thought were vital for a functioning immune system
Silkworms now have a bacterial superpower thanks to CRISPR

Silkworms now have a bacterial superpower thanks to CRISPR

23 March 2018

The CRISPR immune system from bacteria has been engineered into silkworms, allowing them to fight off a virus that plagues the silk industry
Pig whipworms on monitor

Parasitic worm eggs may soon be legally sold as food in Germany

7 August 2017

Thousands have been infecting themselves with parasites to treat conditions like depression and multiple sclerosis, but we don’t yet know if it works

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