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  "path": "/scientists-have-discovered-these-deadly-parasites-are-secretly-swapping-dna/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-30T15:53:59.000Z",
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    "Biology",
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  "textContent": "Leishmania parasites appear to evolve through widespread genetic exchange, reshaping assumptions about how they adapt and spread. A parasite long thought to spread mostly by cloning itself may be far more genetically dynamic than scientists once believed. A new international study suggests that Leishmania—a group of microscopic parasites responsible for debilitating tropical diseases—regularly swaps genetic [...]",
  "title": "Scientists Have Discovered These Deadly Parasites Are Secretly Swapping DNA"
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