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Scientists Find Beneficial Parasite That Protects Mosquitoes From Malaria

Scientists at the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya have found a parasite in wild Anopheles mosquito populations that protects the insect from malaria infection. The organism, which they have called microsporidia MB, is a...
Nature

Incredible Creatures That Thrive Without Being Able To Breathe, See, or Hear

Luana Steffen
Three essential things in life help living organisms survive; oxygen, eyesight, and the ability to hear. However, some extraordinary species survive and thrive being blind or deaf. As for no oxygen, there is only one...
Health

Scientists Find ‘Highly Effective’ Way To Kill Malaria Parasite

Andrea D. Steffen
Kenyan scientists successfully used bacteria to kill the parasite that causes malaria, potentially leading to the development of a new class of drugs in less than two years. The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and...
HealthEnvironment

How Parasites And Global Warming Are Creating A Global Intelligence Gap

Andrea D. Steffen
Parasites are getting cooked up by global warming and rapidly spreading, infecting people, causing congenital defects in newborns and Mild Cognitive Impairment in adults leading to the decline of overall human intelligence. Breeding Grounds The...
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Genetically Modified Fungus Made To Stop Malaria Carrying Mosquitoes

Andrea D. Steffen
Over 200 million people get sick from malaria every year and more than 420,000 of them die, mostly children in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientists have been struggling to find new ways to kill mosquitoes because the...
HealthNature

Fighting Bacteria With Sloth Fur

M Caulfield
As bacteria become increasingly resistant to antibiotics, so do many struggles arise when it comes to fighting disease. It is very easy to take for granted that we can care for a small infection with...