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Strange parasite kills human cells and wears their remains as disguise
Entamoeba histolytica infects nearly 50 million people each year and kills around 70,000. It’s a shape-shifting parasite that ...
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This Shape-Shifting Parasite Eats Human Cells and Wears Their Proteins as a Disguise
In a 2014 Nature paper, Ralston described this awkward process — trogocytosis, or “cell nibbling.” It was a revelation at the ...
Parasite Kills Human Cells and Wears Their Remains As Disguise
Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.
Novel molecular maneuver helps malaria parasite dodge the immune system
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito ...
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The dark secret lurking inside your health food salad
Discover the shocking parasite contamination hiding in your healthy foods. Fresh spinach, berries harbor dangerous bugs.
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Malaria parasite found to evade the immune system by shutting down key genes
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito ...
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Wily Parasite Kills Human Cells and Wears Their Remains as Disguise
Entamoeba histolytica is a single-cell parasite ... the body, attacking cells and creating liquefying abscesses. UC Davis parasitologist Katherine Ralston has studied the genome of Entamoeba and now ...
Aspergillus, the fungus that can eat you from the inside out, is spreading—here’s why
A recent study from the University of Manchester reveals that climate change is facilitating the spread of harmful fungi, ...