The healing powers of maggots may lie in their secreted proteins, which restrain the human immune response.
The healing powers of maggots may lie in their secreted proteins, which restrain the human immune response.
Adipose tissue plays an immune role in individuals of normal wieght.
Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
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A type of scallop expels water and waste through a sort of cough that could reveal clues about water quality.
Autism researchers are testing the ability of whipworm eggs to treat autism in a new clinical trial.
Using satellite data, researchers calculate that mountain pine beetle infestations raise summertime temperatures in British Columbia’s pine forests by 1 degree Celsius.