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Mitochondria Deprive Parasites of Folate to Thwart Their Growth

 The human parasitic worm, Trichuris trichiura, is shown in its embryonic form in an egg, in this microscope image.

How Whipworms Tunnel Through the Gut

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How Tiny Organisms Control Minds, Create Zombies, and Shape Ecosystems

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Targeting Mosquito Spit Could Stop Parasites in Their Tracks

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Zombie Fungi Hijack Hosts’ Brains

A cat head and human head are seen in profile against a blue background, white and purple Toxoplasma parasites pass between them.

Genetically Engineered Parasites Smuggle Therapeutics into the Brain

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A Better Mucus Model

The illustration shows adipocytes, cells of the adipose tissue, and Trypanosoma brucei parasites that occupy the extracellular spaces between the cells.

Lose the Fat and Curb Parasitic Infection

Fluorescent images of red cells showing high and low levels of infection in green

Parasite Drove Natural Selection in Amazonian Indigenous Groups

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

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