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‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis (www.theguardian.com)
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Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Is it increasing or is testing for it increasing + becoming more socially visible?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Both.

    It's much harder to prove this for things like neurodivergence but easy to do so for things like autoimmune conditions, type-1 diabetes, MS, etc.

    And the fact that they're co-morbid isn't coincidence!

    https://me-pedia.org/wiki/RCCX_Genetic_Module_Theory

    The RCCX genetic module is a chimeric region that stays linked, adapts, and spits out mutations in response to environmental factors. Most complex gene cluster in our genome, in the most complex region, and state of the art techniques still struggle to sequence it in all its detail still. Recently shown to be behind sex biases in immune conditions by MIT. But personally I think it’s fascinating and meshes well with the Gaia hypothesis.

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