TIL about the theory that myxosporeans, A microscopic parasite, may have originally been a cancer that evolved into it's own independent species.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/can-new-species-evolve-from-cancers-maybe-heres-how-20190819/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1go4bd5/til_about_the_theory_that_myxosporeans_a/
https://www.quantamagazine.org/can-new-species-evolve-from-cancers-maybe-heres-how-20190819/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1go4bd5/til_about_the_theory_that_myxosporeans_a/
Can New Species Evolve From Cancers? Maybe. Here’s How. | Quanta Magazine
Researchers agree it’s a long shot, but transmissible cancers could theoretically evolve into independent species. Certain weird parasites might be living proof.Christie Wilcox (Quanta Magazine)
