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Immune cells get a lot of shine when it comes to fighting infection, but it turns out that fat might be just as important for removing parasitic invaders.

Increasing mitochondrial activity in worms by engineering a light-activated proton pump into the organelle’s membrane extends the animals’ lifespan without evidence of health decline, according to a preprint.

Immunologists and parasitologists are working to revive the idea that helminths, and more specifically the molecules they secrete, could help treat allergies and autoimmune disease.

Research in animals and people supports a range of mechanisms by which the parasites affect physiology and immune responses.

Researchers also tried placing the worms on pigeons as part of a study aiming to uncover how the tiny invertebrates ended up all around the world.

The roundworm uses cues from visible light to help avoid eating toxic bacteria with a distinguishing hue.

The University of Washington parasite ecologist aims to understand how humans have changed the diversity and abundance of the enigmatic and misunderstood organisms.

The newly described Ikaria wariootia was a small, wormlike creature that marked an important evolutionary step between early multicellular organisms and more complex modern animals.

Also known as superworms, the scavengers are able to digest the plastic, opening up the possibility of harnessing their abilities to help tackle our pollution crisis.

This newly described behavior occurs spontaneously, but can be modulated by food availability, temperature, and the size of the chambers.

Cable bacteria can live in stirred-up sediments by associating with structures built by Chaetopterus variopedatus.

How bacterial filaments ferry electrons through marine sediment

James Kirkham Ramsbottom saved Britain’s daffodil industry from a devastating parasite, only to be forgotten.

The new data could help identify treatments for diseases ranging from river blindness to schistosomiasis.

Researchers have recently identified a many-legged invertebrate from the Silurian period.

Scientists are searching for signatures of mammals within the blood meals of the invertebrates.

A heat map of gene expression provides insights on the genes that help C. elegans survive severe caloric restriction.  

Scientists have developed a computer tomography device capable of visualizing objects at nanoscale. 

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes