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Genetic analysis is getting cheaper and can provide real-time surveillance of drug resistance.
From losing inhibitions and anger to schizophrenia and dementia – science is uncovering the role small critters play in a range of illnesses and behaviours.
There’s a growing body of evidence that shows we could be doing more for the close to billion children at risk of intestinal worms. We simply cannot afford to ignore it.
Scientists are making the terrifying useful.
Azteca ants are self-appointed protectors of coffee plants on Mexican plantations. But they have a lot to contend with from other insects.
Do you know your parasites from your gut commensals? Read this and you will.
No wonder scientists love it.
Resistance to a commonly used antimalarial medication, Atovaquone, can’t spread to the general human population, a new research found.
Cat-borne parasites that may affect human aggression aren’t the only microscopic freeloaders that influence their hosts’ brains.
What is the difference between these pathogens, and how dangerous are they?
Around 5% of common garden snails in and around Sydney contain larvae of the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis, commonly known as the rat lungworm.
Fleas have lived with people for as long as people have lived with pets.
The Romans are well known for introducing sanitation to much of their empire – but did it improve their health?
In many parts of the world, Christmas and mistletoe are inextricably intertwined. But in the natural world, mistletoe has long fascinated naturalists and scientists.
The collapse of Syria’s health system is helping spread leishmaniasis but not in the way some media outlets have reported.
They might have ruled the world for millions of years but even dinosaurs can play host to parasites.
The way the Africa honeybee’s deal with parasites and pathogens can teach western beekeepers and researchers how to adapt their bees to fight diseases.
Back in 2012, I had the great pleasure of meeting with William (Bill) Campbell at Trinity College. We were among a group of five receiving honorary doctorates from the University of Dublin.
Scientists William C Campbell, Satoshi Ōmura and Tu Youyou have been rewarded for their unglamorous but vital work on parasites that has improved the lives of millions.
Top contributors
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Lecturer in Parasitology and Evolutionary Biology, University of New England
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Associate Professor and Clinical Academic Gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Interdisciplinary Parasitology, University of Nottingham
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Clinical Associate Professor, School of Medical Science & Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute; Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
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ARC Early Career Research Fellow, Social Insect Ecology, Macquarie University
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Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University
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Reader in Ecological Genetics, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professeur, UMR ISYEB (Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité), Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)
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Honorary Professor, Federation University Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences, RMIT University
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Professor in Evolutionary Biology, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow, Malaria biochemistry, Monash University
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Professor of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Director of the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
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Professor of Protozoology, University of Bristol