A new tool has been developed by scientists at the University of Manchester to help reverse the decline in some of the world's most endangered species of amphibians.
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2017
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A research team, led by John Graham-Brown at the University of Liverpool, describe three cases in UK dogs with recent history of travel to mainland Europe.
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2017
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Farmers and gardeners spend much of the year in a constant battle to stop slugs and snails eating their vegetables. But these animals have been locked in their own co-evolutionary arms race for millions of years – a fight ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2017
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Scientists have sequenced the genome of the parasitic worm responsible for causing onchocerciasis—an eye and skin infection more commonly known as river blindness. Through their work, researchers have gained insight into ...
Biotechnology
Nov 21, 2016
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The Griffith University study investigated parasite interactions in wild birds and found they are a crucial indicator of malaria infection risk.
Ecology
Aug 31, 2016
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Despite our advances in technology and medicine, we seem to be fighting a never-ending battle against a number of diseases and ailments. As viruses become more complex and bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, it seems ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 2, 2016
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In rare instances, DNA is known to have jumped from one species to another. If a parasite's DNA jumps to its host's genome, it could leave evidence of that parasitic interaction that could be found millions of years later—a ...
Biotechnology
Apr 21, 2016
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Leave it to evolutionary biologists to name a theory from a line in Alice in Wonderland.
Ecology
Apr 14, 2016
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The genes that cause parasitism in a group of intestinal worms, responsible for one of most prevalent tropical diseases in the developing world, have been identified by an international team of scientists, led by the University ...
Biotechnology
Feb 2, 2016
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Science has a new weapon in the global war against parasitic worms that kill hundreds of thousands or people annually: xWORM.
Plants & Animals
Dec 1, 2015
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