Parasites generally depend on their hosts to supply the molecules needed for life. One parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, has retained the ability to make some of the building blocks of DNA, but this could be its downfall.
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Sibley, L. No more free lunch. Nature 415, 843–844 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/415843a
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