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Scientists Have Discovered These Deadly Parasites Are Secretly Swapping DNA


Leishmania parasites appear to evolve through widespread genetic exchange, reshaping assumptions about how they adapt and spread. A parasite long thought to spread mostly by cloning itself may be far more genetically dynamic than scientists once believed. A new international study suggests tha

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