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Parasite is a person or organism who lives in on another organism or who lives at the expense of another. A parasite is a sponger, a lazy profiteer, a drain on society.
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NOV 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Hookworms are often associated with malodorous gastrointestinal infections in humans. But now, scientists are turning th ...OCT 14, 2016Videos
Thanks to the lymphocytes of the immune system our white blood cells and cells called antibodies made by B cells can pro ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 05, 2016Videos
At one point or another, your dog may have eaten its own poop after going outside to relieve itself. Of course, sometime ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 30, 2016Microbiology
This just in, there’s a fungus that makes mosquitoes more susceptible to malaria. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 27, 2016Videos
Foodborne illness is very common, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that every year one in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 21, 2016Videos
With the current Zika scare in the Americas, it may be easy to forget about other mosquito-related threats - mainly, mal ...SEP 19, 2016Genetics & Genomics
A specific chromosomal rearrangement in the mosquito genome seems to be responsible for a mosquito's preference for catt ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 13, 2016Microbiology
After performing the first genome wide screen of Apicomplexa, researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 29, 2016Microbiology
The relationship between parasites and cancer is not new; researchers have known for many years about parasites that can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 23, 2016Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2016Videos
Boaters and kayakers in the British Columbia were in for a surprise when a humpback whale was spotted breaching the surf ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 22, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Summer is prime time for activities on the river. But a swim in the river turned into a life-threatening event for a Flo ...AUG 20, 2016Microbiology
Honey bee viruses. It’s safe to say that’s the first time I’ve strung those three words together. Hone ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 10, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced drastic and fruitful measures to combat three killer parasites that affect milli ...AUG 07, 2016Microbiology
The Silk Road has been implicated in the transmission of infectious disease, and it’s no longer an educated guess. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2016Microbiology
A new report in the Journal of Fish Diseases has raised questions about the husbandry of zebrafish in laboratories every ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2016Microbiology
In a major achievement for microbiology, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (O ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 07, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Making and deploying vaccines can be costly and time-consuming. But, using a new technique that involves RNA and nanopar ...JUN 30, 2016Genetics & Genomics
In the world of malaria infection, Plasmodium falciparum parasites will always be queen to their less lethal cousin, Pla ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 28, 2016Videos
Old standbys for tick removal include household products like matches, nail polish remover and petroleum jelly. But what ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 21, 2016Videos
Our bodies have to use barriers to protect us from our environment at all times. In the gut mucosa, special cells reinfo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2016Microbiology
A new study published in Trends in Parasitology reveals patterns that could be used to predict the locations of future z ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 11, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, figured out how Toxoplasma gondii causes neurodegenerative disea ...Written By: Kerry Evans
NOV 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Hookworms are often associated with malodorous gastrointestinal infections in humans. But now, scientists are turning th
...
OCT 14, 2016
Videos
Thanks to the lymphocytes of the immune system our white blood cells and cells called antibodies made by B cells can pro
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 05, 2016
Videos
At one point or another, your dog may have eaten its own poop after going outside to relieve itself. Of course, sometime
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 30, 2016
Microbiology
This just in, there’s a fungus that makes mosquitoes more susceptible to malaria. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 27, 2016
Videos
Foodborne illness is very common, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that every year one in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 21, 2016
Videos
With the current Zika scare in the Americas, it may be easy to forget about other mosquito-related threats - mainly, mal
...
SEP 19, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
A specific chromosomal rearrangement in the mosquito genome seems to be responsible for a mosquito's preference for catt
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 13, 2016
Microbiology
After performing the first genome wide screen of Apicomplexa, researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat shock proteins are known to help the body respond to stress, but new research appears to implicate one of them, Hsp
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2016
Microbiology
The relationship between parasites and cancer is not new; researchers have known for many years about parasites that can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 23, 2016
Microbiology
By modeling microsporidia infection in roundworms, scientists have determined that the single-celled fungi replicate by
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2016
Videos
Boaters and kayakers in the British Columbia were in for a surprise when a humpback whale was spotted breaching the surf
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 22, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Summer is prime time for activities on the river. But a swim in the river turned into a life-threatening event for a Flo
...
AUG 20, 2016
Microbiology
Honey bee viruses. It’s safe to say that’s the first time I’ve strung those three words together. Hone
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced drastic and fruitful measures to combat three killer parasites that affect milli
...
AUG 07, 2016
Microbiology
The Silk Road has been implicated in the transmission of infectious disease, and it’s no longer an educated guess.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2016
Microbiology
A new report in the Journal of Fish Diseases has raised questions about the husbandry of zebrafish in laboratories every
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2016
Microbiology
In a major achievement for microbiology, scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (O
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Making and deploying vaccines can be costly and time-consuming. But, using a new technique that involves RNA and nanopar
...
JUN 30, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
In the world of malaria infection, Plasmodium falciparum parasites will always be queen to their less lethal cousin, Pla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 28, 2016
Videos
Old standbys for tick removal include household products like matches, nail polish remover and petroleum jelly. But what
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 21, 2016
Videos
Our bodies have to use barriers to protect us from our environment at all times. In the gut mucosa, special cells reinfo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2016
Microbiology
A new study published in Trends in Parasitology reveals patterns that could be used to predict the locations of future z
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 11, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, figured out how Toxoplasma gondii causes neurodegenerative disea
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans