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ono@lemmy.ca to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

Hookworms successfully prevent type 2 diabetes in human trial

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ono@lemmy.ca to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago
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For many, the idea of having a few dozen hookworms set up shop in your gut sounds more like a Survivor challenge than a beneficial health therapy, but scientists see a bright future in this human worm farm for treating many chronic conditions.
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    So possibly, in a thousand years or so, we could have parasites that improve our lives in every conceivable way.

    Just need to eat an egg salad sandwich from a truckstop restroom coin op machine.

    Edit: I’m a little busy at work, so maybe I read the replies wrong - but this was a Futurama reference.

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      Jaffa kree!

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      At.that point wouldn’t they be symbiotes?

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      Why wait? You can do that today!

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      Wouldn’t it be a symbiote and not a parasite if it benefits us?

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      Let me know when we get translator microbes.

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      serious: i love truck stop egg salad sandwiches. don’t tempt me!

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