Posted Today Andrew Fraser did not set out to study parasites, but when his team stumbled on an intriguing finding he could not look away. Fraser’s team at the University of Toronto was testing a new method for unpicking how drugs affect the movement of a non-parasitic nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), which is used as a stand-in for humans A chance...
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New protein could be key in fighting debilitating parasitic disease
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A naturally occurring protein has been discovered that shows promise as a biocontrol weapon against schistosomiasis, one of the world’s most prevalent parasitic diseases, Oregon State University researchers reported today in a new study. Schistosomiasis is transmitted via flatworms shed by the freshwater snails that serve as the parasite’s non-human host. It’s...