Tiny Australian leech named for best-selling author Amy Tan

Researchers have named a new leech after best-selling author Amy Tan based on an innovative method for peering inside soft-bodied animals. Chtonobdella tanae, a terrestrial leech from Australia, is the first new species of ...

Using leeches to measure mammal biodiversity

In order to get a better grasp on the biodiversity of mammals in Sumatra, University of Delaware graduate student Sarah Weiskopf spent two weeks collecting leeches in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park and conducting genetic ...

Leeches are DNA bloodhounds in the jungle

Copenhagen Zoo and University of Copenhagen have in collaboration developed a new and revolutionary, yet simple and cheap, method for tracking mammals in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. They collect leeches from tropical ...

Serotonin and heat play a role in leeches abilities

(PhysOrg.com) -- In two new studies published in Biology Letters, researchers have looked at the blood-sucking leeches and how serotonin and heat play a role in their ability to move and digest food after eating.

How bacteria keep us healthy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Joerg Graf is studying medicinal leeches for clues about how changes in diet affect microorganisms in the digestive tract.

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