Genetic treasure trove for malaria researchers
Credit: © 2021 Morgan Bennett Smith A new extensive genetic resource of rat-infecting malaria parasites may help advance the development ...
Tag: Parasitology
Partners in crime: Agricultural pest that relies on bacteria to overcome plant defenses
Scientists confirm that certain insect larvae host bacteria that help shut down plant defense mechanismsCredit: Professor Gen-ichiro Arimura, Tokyo University ...
Parasites as fountains of youth: Study finds infected ants live much longer
Life expectancy of tapeworm-infected worker ants is significantly higher than that of their uninfected nest-mates and resembles that of ant ...
Fungus fights mites that harm honey bees
New fungus strain could provide a chemical-free method to help honey beesCredit: Washington State University PULLMAN, Wash. -- A new ...
Atlas of malaria parasite gene activity provides new targets for drugs and vaccines
Credit: Real et al. Researchers have mapped in fine detail the genetic changes malaria parasites go through as they prepare ...
Conservation success leads to new challenges for endangered mountain gorillas
As gorilla population increases, so may their risk of infectious diseasesCredit: Gorilla Doctors A study published today in Scientific Reports ...
New model for infectious disease could better predict future pandemics
Potential benefits to health across species, communities and environments are enormousCredit: James Hassell/Smithsonian In the midst of a devastating global ...
How to become ‘ant-i-social’
Study shows erosion of ant genome tied to loss of functional, behavioral and social traits in 3 inquiline speciesCredit: Martin ...
How plankton hold secrets to preventing pandemics
Credit: Tara Stewart Merrill Whether it's plankton exposed to parasites or people exposed to pathogens, a host's initial immune response ...
Ticking upward: MU researcher studies rise of tick-borne diseases in Midwest
Credit: University of Missouri COLUMBIA, Mo. - When Ram Raghavan heard from a former colleague at the Centers for Disease ...
Soybean cyst nematode is the most damaging soybean pathogen–and it’s rapidly spreading
Credit: Christopher Marett and Gregory Tylka The soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the most damaging pathogen of soybean in the ...
200-year old poop shows rural elites in New England had parasitic infections
Study Finds Parasites in Fecal Samples from the 1830s-1840s in Privy on Dartmouth's CampusCredit: Images by Theresa Gildner. In the ...
Branching worm with dividing internal organs growing in sea sponge
International research team including Göttingen University first to describe tree-like internal anatomy of symbiotic worm and spongeCredit: Ponz-Segrelles & Glasby ...
Collaboration with Johnson & Johnson Innovation to jump-start search for new malaria drugs
Credit: WEHI, Australia Potential new antimalarial drug candidates are being developed through an extended drug-discovery collaboration between Australian medical research ...