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This Cat Poop Parasite Can Decapitate Sperm—and It Might Be Fueling Infertility
Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite spread by cats, can shred human sperm and may be an overlooked factor in declining male ...
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A Comprehensive Guide to What Earthworms Consume: From Microorganisms to Food Scraps
Earthworms (Lumbricina) are common terrestrial invertebrates of the order Annelida, known as ringed or segmented worms. They ...
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This Shape-Shifting Parasite Eats Human Cells and Wears Their Proteins as a Disguise
In a 2014 Nature paper, Ralston described this awkward process — trogocytosis, or “cell nibbling.” It was a revelation at the ...
'Living fossil' velvet worm species discovered in South Africa's arid Karoo region
Stellenbosch University (SU) student Rohan Barnard was out on a farm in the Swartberg Mountains between Calitzdorp and ...
Genetic deep dive dispels fear of hybrid worm threat
Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good ...
Deep in the Delta, a town’s sewage system is making residents sick
In Shaw, Miss., officials have failed to prevent the sewer system from backing up after heavy rains, causing water ...
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Worms: a threat to efficient production
A combination of growing resistance to commonly used anthelmintics and the increased prevalence of barber’s pole worm is ...
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Guidelines for enteral feeding in adult hospital patients
and problems of ETF in adult hospital practice. The guidelines were commissioned by the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) as part of an initiative in several areas of clinical practice. They ...