News tagged with parasitic roundworms

DNA barcoding of parasitic worms: Is it kosher?

When rabbis from the Orthodox Union started finding worms in cans of sardines and capelin eggs, they turned to scientists at the American Museum of Natural History to answer a culturally significant dietary question: could ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Roundworm research reviewed in Science publication

There are 16,000 types of parasitic roundworms causing illnesses in humans and animals. Controlling their effects on health becomes more difficult as the medicines used to treat them become less effective. A University of ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bt protein found effective against parasitic roundworm infections

Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that a protein from a soil bacterium used to kill insects naturally on organic crops is a highly effective treatment for intestinal parasitic roundworms. These parasites, which include ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovery could help stem infections of parasitic roundworms (w/ Video)

Working with researchers in China, biologists at UC San Diego have discovered how a Chinese drug effective in killing parasitic roundworms works.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genomes of parasitic flatworms decoded

Two international research teams have determined the complete genetic sequences of two species of parasitic flatworms that cause schistosomiasis, a debilitating condition also known as snail fever. Schistosoma ma ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0