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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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JUN 24, 2021Microbiology
Scientists have discovered an unusual specimen of fungus that is making a carpenter ant its home; this discovery is the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 17, 2021Microbiology
Mosquitoes are the world's deadliest animals (after humans) and they transmit malaria, which kills about 400,000 people ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2021Microbiology
Humans have been able to use machines to master movement, but there are many organisms that can get around just fine on ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2021Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2019, there were approximately 229 million cases of malaria around ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 07, 2021Microbiology
There's water all over the world, but only a bit of it - 0.3% - is useful to us, making wastewater treatment an essentia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 27, 2021Immunology
University of Oxford scientists have developed a vaccine against malaria, which they describe as having “unprecede ...Written By: Tara FernandesAPR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Sunday, April 11, is National Pet Day! From pandemic companions to viral videos, pets are a huge part of our lives. Even ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 07, 2021Plants & Animals
Parasites abound throughout the natural world. While not all of them cause the host's death, this newly discovered p ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 06, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Dendritic cells are a crucial part of the immune response; they look out for the presence of pathogenic invaders like vi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 04, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Malaria is a major health problem in many parts of the world; nearly half a million people die from malaria, and another ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2021Cancer
In a study published recently in Science Immunology, WEHI’s Professor Stephen Nutt, Dr. Michael Chopin, and Mr. Sh ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 02, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
What are tropical and neglected diseases? Chronic infections that plague developing nations with often little financial ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 16, 2021Immunology
One of the most remarkable features of the immune system is its ability to “remember” past encounters with p ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 09, 2021Plants & Animals
Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 10, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine in collabora ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 04, 2021Immunology
Malaria is a disease caused by single-celled parasites from the Plasmodium group, transmitted to humans through infected ...Written By: Tara FernandesJAN 23, 2021Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats love catnip and silver vine; the cat-attracting plants are treats that make cats excited and happy. Big cats also f ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Mosquitoes are killers; they are thought to be responsible for the deaths of millions of people every year because of th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2021Cancer
A study published in the International Journal of Cancer suggests that exposure to a common parasite toxoplasma gondii&n ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 29, 2020Microbiology
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is thought to infect a third of the people on the planet as well as a wide range of other ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 19, 2020Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the UK and France have discussed a mechanism of action behind the infamous Toxoplasma gondii ...Written By: Annie Lennon
JUN 24, 2021
Microbiology
Scientists have discovered an unusual specimen of fungus that is making a carpenter ant its home; this discovery is the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 17, 2021
Microbiology
Mosquitoes are the world's deadliest animals (after humans) and they transmit malaria, which kills about 400,000 people
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2021
Microbiology
Humans have been able to use machines to master movement, but there are many organisms that can get around just fine on
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2021
Plants & Animals
It's estimated that two billion people don't have access to reliable sources of nutritious food - they are food insecure
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2019, there were approximately 229 million cases of malaria around
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 07, 2021
Microbiology
There's water all over the world, but only a bit of it - 0.3% - is useful to us, making wastewater treatment an essentia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 27, 2021
Immunology
University of Oxford scientists have developed a vaccine against malaria, which they describe as having “unprecede
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
APR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Sunday, April 11, is National Pet Day! From pandemic companions to viral videos, pets are a huge part of our lives. Even
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
Parasites abound throughout the natural world. While not all of them cause the host's death, this newly discovered p
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 06, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Dendritic cells are a crucial part of the immune response; they look out for the presence of pathogenic invaders like vi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 04, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Malaria is a major health problem in many parts of the world; nearly half a million people die from malaria, and another
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2021
Cancer
In a study published recently in Science Immunology, WEHI’s Professor Stephen Nutt, Dr. Michael Chopin, and Mr. Sh
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 02, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
What are tropical and neglected diseases? Chronic infections that plague developing nations with often little financial
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 16, 2021
Immunology
One of the most remarkable features of the immune system is its ability to “remember” past encounters with p
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 09, 2021
Plants & Animals
Some of the most interesting—and possibly strangest—scientific discoveries happen by accident. According to
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 10, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists from Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Medicine in collabora
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 04, 2021
Immunology
Malaria is a disease caused by single-celled parasites from the Plasmodium group, transmitted to humans through infected
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JAN 23, 2021
Microbiology
About a year ago, I wrote about the virus that would come to be known as SARS-CoV-2 for the first time. And while we've
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cats love catnip and silver vine; the cat-attracting plants are treats that make cats excited and happy. Big cats also f
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mosquitoes are killers; they are thought to be responsible for the deaths of millions of people every year because of th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2021
Cancer
A study published in the International Journal of Cancer suggests that exposure to a common parasite toxoplasma gondii&n
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 29, 2020
Microbiology
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is thought to infect a third of the people on the planet as well as a wide range of other
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 19, 2020
Microbiology
Ticks are notorious vectors of disease, but they can transmit those illnesses without becoming infected themselves.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the UK and France have discussed a mechanism of action behind the infamous Toxoplasma gondii
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon