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Targeting Mosquito Spit Could Stop Parasites in Their Tracks

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Parasite Drove Natural Selection in Amazonian Indigenous Groups

Natalia Mesa, PhD | | 4 min read

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Ecologists Use Museum Specimens to Dig into the Parasitic Past

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In Vitro Malaria Sporozoite Production May Lead to Cheaper Vaccines

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Katherine Irving | | 3 min read

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How Mange Remade an Ecosystem

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Microplastics in Seawater May Harbor Parasites

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 2 min read

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Turning Toxoplasma Against Cancer

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