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Hey, remember that "bone collector" carnivorous caterpillar that wears its prey's body parts to fool predators? Single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica does something similar. After it infects someone, it hides from the immune system by cloaking itself in bits of the host's dead, shredded cells

May 13, 2025, 8:32 PM

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      "description": "E. histolytica kills at least 50,000 people every year. Microbiologists have a battle plan."
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