Once thought to be asexual, single-celled parasites caught in the act

Phys.org ^ | June 13, 2019 | Tamara Bhandari, Washington University School of Medicine

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The single-celled parasite Leishmania can reproduce sexually, according to a study from Washington
University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The finding
could pave the way towards finding genes that help the parasite cause disease. Credit: Michael Worful

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[seawolf101]

Gee this is too easy. The jokes write themselves.

[TigersEye]

Dirty little buggers!

[Texas Eagle]

O, for Heaven’s sakes. You mean the science on the sex life of single cell parasites isn’t even settled?

[Steely Tom]

How is the phrase “once thought to be asexual” different from “it was settled science” ?

[Dr. Sivana]

Well, the jury is tsill out in the other direction on humas.

[TigersEye]

One is the way a scientist phrases things the other is the way a propagandist phrases things.

[smvoice]

Single celled parasites?? Look no further than democrats. They reproduce SOMEHOW

[Zhang Fei]

I thought Mitt Romney was a robot, but he’s apparently got quite a brood.

[Fellow Traveler]

I misread the title. I thought it said single brain cell parasites. Thought the article was about one of my daughters ex boyfriends.

[rx]

"The good news is we generated offspring with new genetic combinations, which are perfect for our purposes," Beverley said.

Vee hat fun creatink mawnsters, bwahahaha!

[lee martell]

“The first time
ever I saw your Mitochondria
I thought the Sun, rose in your Nuclei!”

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You mean the science on the sex life of single cell parasites isn’t even settled?

Apparently, the only science that IS case-closed, no-doubt-in-the-world-about-it, settled, is man-made Gore-Bull warming.

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Pretty song (the original one).

[null and void]

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SINGLE-CELLED ORGASMS

[Professional]

Oh my, that’s a disturbing image!

[FatherofFive]

With who does the first sexual replicator mate?

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