The 39th U.S. president aimed to quash the debilitating water-based infection before he died. Through the Carter Center's ...

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The movie imagines mutated parasites taking over the bodies of humans to wreak havoc on an idyllic town. Breathe easy, though—in reality, Cymothoa exigua, the parasitic isopod in question ...

Discover the significance of C. elegans in biological research, from Nobel Prize-winning discoveries to insights into gene ...

New research reveals how electrical synapses filter sensory input, helping animals choose actions based on context.