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Tag: Parasite
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Nation & World
Medicating mosquitoes to fight malaria
Considering a new strategy for malaria control that complements existing insecticide-treated bed nets, a Harvard-led study found that mosquitoes landing on surfaces coated with the antimalarial drug atovaquone were blocked from developing the parasite that causes the disease.
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Nation & World
A cost of culture
A new study, authored by Collin McCabe, a doctoral student in Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, suggests that increased exposure to disease has played an important role in the evolution of culture in both humans and non-human primates.
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Nation & World
‘Stealing’ life’s building blocks
Researchers have found that a parasitic flower takes large portions of its genetic code from its host, and that some genes borrowed by the flowers may even be functional. The surprising finding suggests that the process may convey some evolutionary advantage to the flowers.
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Nation & World
Killing the ‘fiery serpent’
International health workers are on the verge of eliminating guinea worm disease from the planet, marking the second time humanity has eliminated a malady that once plagued millions.
