The world’s first lab-based tick feeding system for bush ticks, developed by researchers at the University of Melbourne, has transformed the study of ticks and how they transmit disease. The novel, ...

My new fish started showing worrying symptoms, and it turns out they’re infected with a protozoan parasite. In this video, I break down the signs I noticed early, what caused the outbreak, and the ...

IN a letter to NATURE (NO. 2266, vol. xci., 1913) one of us (C. H. M.) gave an account of a method of obtaining permanent preparations of Protozoa in the state in which they were living in the soil.

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Secretory processes play an important role on the biology and life cycles of parasitic protozoa. This review focus on basic aspects, from a cell biology perspective, of the secretion of (a) micronemes ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when reading this story: Chondrichthyan fishes—a group that includes rays, skates, chimaeras, and sharks—are thought to have energy intensive reproduction cycles due in no ...

Epaulette sharks reproduce effortlessly, without using much energy. The epaulette sharks, also known as “walking sharks,” do not have a rise in energy use during their reproduction cycle, according to ...

The aim of this project is to create an environment where protozoa-like entities evolve their behaviours and morphologies in order to survive and reproduce. The simulation takes place in a 2D ...

For centuries, eels have kept one of nature’s most stubborn secrets. Scientists have chased answers through ancient folklore, dead ends in early experiments, and decades of missing evidence. Even with ...

Dr. Paul B. Weisz, a 28-year-old refuges from Austria now serving as assistant professor of biology at Brown University, Providence, R.I., has discovered what may roughly he termed a third ...

Scientists at the University of Tehran have detected the parasite Eimeria zaria in poultry in Iran for the first time. It is hoped that the discovery will lead to the improved control of coccidiosis, ...