'Mind controlling' parasitic worms missing genes found in other animals

Hairworms are missing the tiny 'hairs' responsible for cell movement, filtration, & sensing that every other animal has

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230718164256.htm

https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)00908-9

Different hairworm species are missing ~30% of the genes expected to have. The missing genes are responsible for the development of cilia, the hair-like structures present in at least some of the cells of every other animal known.

#genomics #Nematomorpha