Parasites & Your Genes When we think of parasites, most imagine gut invaders or bloodborne pests—but few realize that some parasites can manipulate your genes at a subtle, epigenetic level . This is a frontier in parasitology that explains why certain infections persist for years, even with an active immune system. What is Epigenetic Manipulation? Epigenetics involves chemical changes that turn genes on or off without altering the underlying DNA sequence . These modifications
