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[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago
[–] TheMightyCanuck@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Just bought this childhood book of mine for my own newborn son... Probably a bit too young for this sequel tho

[–] AGuyAcrossTheInternet@fedia.io 6 points 4 weeks ago

No, don't worry, this is merely the German fairytale edition! It's good for kids!

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 10 points 4 weeks ago

Considering sending this to my daughter who wants to learn English.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 10 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Outstanding meme. Cool fact is that the wasps inject their eggs along side a virus, which specifically turns off the manduca's immune system for a bit. It then allows the immune system to turn back on. Since the eggs have been in there during the immune reboot, they're considered 'self' and not attacked by the immune system

[–] Chuymatt@beehaw.org 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I assume someone is looking into a similar system for transplants, right?!

[–] SL3wvmnas@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago

Identification of this virus began in 1973, here is an article about it from 1997. - I suppose a lifetime supply of immunosuppressants is far more profitable than the system you are proposing.... but I like your system. It just is more elegant.

[–] merari42@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

That is some shit straight out of sci-fi horror like Alien.

[–] merari42@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Link to a relevant folk song about parasites that has a verse about this sort of wasp