Most mammals produce their own vitamin C using an enzyme called GULO. Around 60 million years ago, humans lost this ability, ...

Parasites. Cause of human disease. Big on the yuck-factor. It's easy to think of them as doing no good -- but researchers say that's the wrong way... Why losing parasites could have devastating ...

Parasites are organisms that survive by feeding on humans and other hosts, often causing mild to severe health problems. They can enter the body in multiple ways, including consuming contaminated food ...

The gastrointestinal parasitism in non-human primates represents a complex and dynamic facet of wildlife health with far‐reaching implications for conservation and public health. Researchers have ...

Parasites can shape population, community, and ecosystem dynamics, especially if their hosts play a key role in the ecosystem. Multiple parasites frequently co-infect hosts that alter disease dynamics ...

Parasites. Cause of terrible diseases. Big on the yuck-factor. It’s easy to think of them as doing no good. “The public perception … when you use the word ‘parasite’ is that it’s bad,” says Nico Smit.

WOOD: Yeah, Parasites are a serious concern for human health. It’s easy to forget that in the developed world where parasites are not really part of the pantheon of diseases that we have to worry ...

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