Parasite genomics is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the genetic material (genome) of parasites, primarily using sequencing, bioinformatics and computational tools. The ...

Parasite biology is the study of all biological aspects of parasites and parasitic diseases, including the structure, growth, development, genetics, ecology and evolution of these organisms ...

A recent study has revealed the presence of a rare parasite called Sarcocystis miescheriana in a domestic pig in central Poland. The finding has captured attention because it involved cysts large ...

Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms, fleas, head lice or bed bugs are even mentioned. Coming across such ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Since the re-emergence of guinea worm in a remote village in South Sudan, the Carter Center has returned to ...

Peters launched into a tirade, calling Indians “cockroaches and parasites,” accusing them of "not assimilating into American culture." Perhaps the most offensive part of his rant was the ...

Cancer is not a parasite — it grows from mutations in a person’s cells. Parasites are separate organisms that live on or in another host organism. Some studies have shown ivermectin can help ...

Parasites are scary worm-like organisms that live inside bodies and steal nutrients. Who knew that a film with such an unglamorous name would earn such magnificent achievements? One could never ...