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Fruit fly ovaries showing a Wolbachia infection (yellow dots, left) within and an uninfected ovary (right). Scientists have discovered that the parasite\'s genome has been entirely absorbed by the fruit fly\'s own genome. Credit: University of Rochester

Fruit fly ovaries showing a Wolbachia infection (yellow dots, left) within and an uninfected ovary (right). Scientists have discovered that the parasite's genome has been entirely absorbed by the fruit fly's own genome. Credit: University of Rochester

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