IN my paper of 1913 1 the conclusion that the dividing cell is more sensitive to radiation than the non-dividing was arrived at from experiments on the ova of Ascaris megalocephala, in which the ...

This lithograph illustrates the high quality of the visualization techniques used in 1901 for documenting the cellular structures involved in cell division. The figure shows chromosomes in the ...

Scientists have shed new light on Ascaris infection, which affects 1 billion people worldwide. Targeting specific liver proteins may offer new preventative options against an infection that kills ...

The giant roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides infects approximately 0.8 billion people worldwide, leading to chronic morbidity including intestinal problems and poor growth, particularly in children.