How Anglerfishes Become One With Their Partners

Anglerfish are unique creatures with fascinating mating behaviors. In some species, males fuse with females, sharing a circulatory system. This fusion is possible because anglerfish have lost parts of their adaptive immune system, which would typically reject foreign cells. Despite this, they thrive, suggesting strong innate immunity or unknown adaptive mechanisms. Understanding these adaptations could offer insights for human immunology.

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