A 2,700-yr-old drop toilet, uncovered at an historic royal estate in southern Jerusalem, however displays traces of what could have been an epidemic of parasitic an infection prolonged in the past. The conclusions recommend even the wealthiest inhabitants of historic Jerusalem, elite more than enough to use an outhouse, typically […]
Parasites
New active agent against parasites — ScienceDaily
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have identified a chemical compound that may be suitable as an active agent against several different unicellular parasites. Among these are the pathogens that cause malaria and toxoplasmosis. The point of attack for this promising substance is the protein tubulin: It helps cells […]
Parasites Thrive in Lizard Embryos’ Brain
When Nathalie Feiner noticed a very small nematode worm wriggling in an embryonic lizard’s mind from the French Pyrenees, she believed it was a freak accident. She was dissecting hundreds of common wall lizard embryos for a review and had hardly ever encountered this invader before—but quickly she began getting […]