Some animals evolved body structures, textures, and reproductive adaptations so unusual that they trigger deep discomfort in many humans almost instantly. From clustered pores and egg-carrying skin to ...

River otter poop is the perfect for Katrina Lohan's research as it contains DNA from worms, fish, and other organisms, including parasites. Image: National Zoo River otters are unequivocally cute. But ...

When a parasite infects a host, it can manipulate host behavior, which may help spread the parasite to new hosts, or enable the parasite to complete its life cycle. Parasitic worms known as hairworms ...

Whether it's finding a tick buried in your socks after a walk in the woods or yanking off a few leeches after a pond swim, parasites trigger revulsion in most of us. And forget about those worms in ...

Parasites abound throughout the natural world. While not all of them cause the host's death, this newly discovered parasitic ciliate dissolves and destroys common West Coast crabs. According to the ...

Artificial intelligence is being integrated into phones, search engines, and recently, microscopes. At Appalachian State University, researchers were awarded a $2.3 million NCInnovation grant to bring ...

Rev. ed. of: Parasites of laboratory animals / Robert J. Flynn. 1st ed. 1973. "American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine." Collection, preservation, and diagnostic methods -- Biology of the ...

For many producers, deworming has become a routine part of herd management. Cattle are processed, products are administered ...