New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, carry viruses that may solve the puzzle of why some cause serious diseases. New research ...

When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São ...

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Some parasitic plants can ‘steal’ genetic information from their hosts through horizontal gene transfer, which they then use to make themselves a better parasite. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a ...

Millions of patients worldwide are infected with parasitic worms. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), helminth worms are particularly common. Helminth infections are most prevalent in ...

Why have some orchids stopped photosynthesis and become parasites feeding on fungi? Researchers found that in at least one species the transition may be driven by the opportunity -- more than by the ...

Nematode worms that parasitize plants ravage food crops and threaten global food security. Conventional nematode control relies on agrochemicals that are broadly toxic, so less-risky strategies are ...

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Scientists found a parasitic animal in the forests of China, Indonesia and Vietnam and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from zhang kaiyv via Unsplash In a forest in southern China, a ...