Flipboard Science DeskNo one likes a parasite, but they are an essential part of life.
Salon's science and health editor writes: "Parasites are the bedrock of life and evolution. It's time to give them the respect they deserve."
Damon@ScienceDesk agree that maybe the western world is a little too “clean” now, as we’ve lost our gut parasites that kept our immune systems busy. Probably explains the predominance of hay fever in the western world , which is almost unheard of in developing nations.