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> They're still eating stuff from their host They aren’t. Apart from DNA replication, transcription, and translation, their genome lacks elements encoding for
by flobosg 11mo ago
> They're still eating stuff from their host
They aren’t. Apart from DNA replication, transcription, and translation, their genome lacks elements encoding for even the most simple metabolic pathways.
- andrewflnr 10mo agoThen where are they getting the materials to replicate? Where are they getting the energy? Magic? No, they're pulling pre-metabolized materials and energy from the host.
- flobosg 10mo agoWhich is exactly what I said.