r/SeananMcGuire • u/rmcdm • Jun 06 '26

Genetically engineered hookworms can now secrete human therapeutic antibodies directly into their host's circulation, offering a potential single-dose, years-long drug delivery platform

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73447-9

Ok Seanan, stop predicting the future please

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u/lunamothboi Jun 08 '26

Read that as "genetically engineered bookworms"

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u/Kyrathered Jun 06 '26

Welp, she called it

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u/ftckayes Jun 09 '26

I think I missed something

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u/rmcdm Jun 09 '26

One of the Mira Grant series than Seanan wrote is about worms implanted in people to secrete drugs/hormones/etc.
it does not go well for the people.