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Contact: Lee Siegel
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University of Utah
Caption: A male medium ground finch sits on a tree branch in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands. A new University of Utah study shows that when these birds are exposed to two alien parasites -- the pox virus and nest fly -- their immune systems are activated, raising hope they can defeat the parasites and avoid extinction.
Credit: Jen Koop, University of Utah.
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