"In an inspired 'lightbulb' moment, he decided to use the same algorithm to search parasitic nematode transcriptomes," meaning readouts of all the RNA in the worms. While mining publicly available ...

Parasitic worms, such as threadworms, hookworms, and filariae, can infect humans, causing various symptoms. Threadworms, common in children, cause itching around the anus, especially at night, and ...

A woman in California contracted parasitic worms in her eye after running through ... in a 26-year-old woman in Oregon, who had 14 roundworms removed from her left eye in August 2016.

“It was [an] alive and wriggling parasitic worm in the Kaisen Don ... “Please be aware that Anikasis (a genus of parasitic nematodes that can infect consumers of raw or undercooked fresh ...

The parasitic worms section includes terrestrial and marine Platyhelminthes (flatworms), parasitic Nematoda (roundworms), Nematophorpha (horsehair worms) and Acanthocephala. The collection has ...

Because some parasites live only in very specific areas, they can help the authorities track down where an animal came from and if the transaction was illegal. Museum curator Eileen Harris is often ...

Rat lungworms are small parasitic roundworms, or nematodes, that live in rats and snails. Rats host the worm and pass larvae through their feces, which are eaten by the slugs. Rats then eat the ...

To develop new treatments for the microscopic roundworms that cause this debilitating disease ... Instead of targeting the parasitic worms themselves, Palencia turned his attention to the worm ...

Cats may get roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms, or heartworms. You can treat a worm infestation with anti-parasitic medications. Worms are a common issue for cats. In fact, as many as 45% of cats ...