Bioengineered Ticks

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Bioengineered Ticks Make You Allergic To Red Meat To Fight Climate Change!? There May Be Hope​

https://needtoknow.news/2025/05/bioengineered-ticks-make-you-allergic-to-red-meat-to-fight-climate-change-there-may-be-hope/

 

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The article describes alpha-gal syndrome which is apparently a real thing:

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In the United States, the condition usually begins with the bite of the Lone Star tick. The bite transfers a sugar molecule called alpha-gal into the body. In some people, this triggers a reaction from the body's defenses, also called the immune system. It causes mild to severe allergic reactions to red meat, such as beef, pork or lamb. It also can cause reactions to other foods that come from mammals, such as dairy products or gelatins.
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Experts think the ticks that cause alpha-gal syndrome carry alpha-gal molecules. These come from the blood of the animals they usually bite, such as cows and sheep. When a tick that carries these molecules bites a human, the tick sends alpha-gal into the person's body.

For unknown reasons, some people have a strong immune response to these molecules. The body makes proteins called antibodies. These antibodies target alpha-gal as something the immune system needs to clear out. The response is so strong that people with this allergy can no longer eat red meat. They cannot eat any foods made from mammals without having an allergic reaction. People who get many tick bites over time may develop worse symptoms.
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Alpha-gal syndrome - Symptoms and causes

www.mayoclinic.org

It then describes a cure which is:

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SAAT uses tiny acupuncture needles placed in the ear. There’s no pain, and the needles stay in for a few weeks. ...

Doesn't seem intuitive that sticking needles in the ear for a few weeks would change the body's immune response to a sugar molecule, but I'm no expert on these things.