linkedin post 2016-09-17 03:45:36

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COOPERATION WITH THE PARASITE. "Infected hosts might apply a ‘mafia-like’ strategy where they cooperate with manipulative parasites instead of resisting them, thereby reducing fitness costs associated with manipulation (when cooperation is less costly than resistance)." https://lnkd.in/eMBtiKq View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2016-09-15 04:42:07

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REBUTTAL #3: "We do not agree with Brenner's criticism of Erwin Schrödinger for his statement that "chromosomes act as an “architect’s plan and builder’s craft in one”. The claim that chromosomes just represent a code script is wrong as chromosomes contain DNA sequences as well as proteins and RNA molecules. In fact, the amounts of proteins and RNAs are much higher than in DNA." https://lnkd.in/eeiUHXC View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2016-09-17 03:41:18

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MIND CONTROL. "During a Gordian worm...infection of a grasshopper...a protein...was differentially expressed in the host’s central nervous system (CNS). This protein is known to be involved in control of geotactic behaviour, suggesting that it may play a role in the observed behaviour." https://lnkd.in/e2g9KSe View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2016-09-17 03:39:17

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SUICIDAL HOPPERS. "When the grasshopper hits the water, the worm comes out of its rear end and then swims off to find a mate. The worm is about three or four times longer than the host—it's amazing." (See related video.) http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0901_050901_wormparasite.html View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2016-09-17 03:35:14

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PARASITES MAKE SUICIDAL GRASSHOPPERS. "Hairworms, which live inside grasshoppers, pump the insects with a cocktail of chemicals that makes them commit suicide by leaping into water. The parasites then swim away from their drowning hosts to continue their life cycle." http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0901_050901_wormparasite.html View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2016-09-18 05:55:33

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HORMONAL INDUCTION. "The metabolic neuropeptide adipokinetic hormone (AKH) plays a role in starvation-induced locomotion as was first described in D. melanogaster. Upon starvation, wild-type flies display increased locomotion behaviour prior to death, while AKH-deficient flies lack this increase in locomotion and are more resistant to starvation-induced death." https://lnkd.in/e4DPgex View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2016-09-18 05:53:44

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DOWNSTREAM CONSEQUENCES. "Neuropeptides and hormones (e.g. neuropeptide Y (NPY), tachykinin-related peptides (TKRPs), pigment-dispersing factor (PDF) and adipokinetic hormone (AKH) and neurotransmitters (e.g. octopamine, dopamine, serotonin) are possibly affected downstream of PKG and/or TO, leading to changes in host behaviour." https://lnkd.in/e4DPgex View in LinkedIn
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