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CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago

Mind-Altering Parasite May Make Infected People More Attractive, Study Suggests

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Mind-Altering Parasite May Make Infected People More Attractive, Study Suggests

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CombatWombatEsq@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day ago
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The brain-hijacking parasite Toxoplasma gondii seems to be almost everywhere.
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    Scientifically it’s called mutualism, and it happens all the time in nature, including in humans. The bacteria in your gut require you to live, and for you to live requires having those bacteria in your gut. And the bacteria in your gut effect your mind, including the decisions you make

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutualism_(biology)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_microbiota

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut–brain_axis

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      17 hours ago

      effect affect

      Sorry, I appreciate your post.

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        Thanks for the info but I purposely only ever use effect. The difference conveys no additional information, and it’s already close to an archaic usage

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          “Affect” is nowhere close to an archaic usage, if that’s what you mean. But of course you are welcome to spell it however you like.

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      Oh, interesting, I thought that was the definition of symbiosis!

      (Also, don’t forget to escape the parenthesis in your Wikipedia link.)

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        You were very close, mutualism is a type of symbiosis.

        When i click on my links they all seem to work. Maybe my lemmy instance autocorrects it?

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