The unusual ways viruses and parasites use their cell membranes to spread – and how scientists are fighting back: Red onion skin cells seen through a microscope. Claudio Divizia/Shutterstock Cell membranes make up the exterior of all cells and are a basic structure found in most living organisms. But they can also help parasites survive …
Some malaria parasites are evading detection tests, causing an urgent threat to public health: Diagnostic is a crucial step in the fight against malaria. Shutterstock Malaria is an old disease. Yet it continues to have devastating impacts on poor people, especially in Africa. To fight the disease, countries primarily use insecticide-treated bed nets to control …
Parasites: what causes some species to evolve to exploit others: The fangblenny pretends to be a helpful 'cleaner fish' but actually bites its hosts. fenkieandreas / shutterstock If you saw the first episode of David Attenborough’s new BBC series Perfect Planet, you will have seen the astounding bloodsucking behaviour of the vampire finches. These small …
Artificial nests can help African penguins breed – but parasites like them too: A decline in the African penguin population has major knock-on effects for the marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Shutterstock The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) population has declined by over 95% since the 1900s and by nearly 65% over the past 30 years. In …
Malaria parasites in Nigeria are genetically diverse: a danger but also a useful tool: Kateryna Kon/Getty Images Malaria is one of the world’s most dangerous parasitic disease and a major public health challenge, especially in Africa. Each year, over 200 million new cases of malaria occur globally. This leads to the death of over 400,000 …
PARASITES LOST – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-08-12 19:00:00 in Australia The story of one woman, who has contained multitudes. ?You’re never alone, when you’ve got a parasite. Ten years of travelling and working in Asia and Africa, Alanta has seen a few things. And eaten a few things. And yelled her …
Science Café – Why We Can (Sometimes) Get Along: Parasites, Pathogens, and Human Evolution – a Africa interest event taking place on 2017-07-10 19:00:00 in United States Talk Science, Drink Beer Join scientists from across the region for a lively discussion of science topics.These events are FREE/no cover charge and open to the public.A full …