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🌟 New NAR Breakthrough article! 🌟

🧬Unexpected enzymatic function of an ancient nucleic acid-binding fold🧬

📖 Read the full text here: lnkd.in/eMxBP9MQ

#NARBreakthrough #MolecularBiology #ProteinSynthesis #TrypanosomaBrucei #ParasiteResearch #OpenAccessPublishing
April 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
millseba.bsky.social
Our latest story on Clofazimine resistance in Cryptosporidium! What started as a side project turned into one of the most interesting stories.

Genetics 101 😊

#Cryptosporidium #Apicomplexa #Clofazimine #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR #ParasiteResearch

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Widespread genomic heterogeneity at the type II NAD(P)H dehydrogenase locus predisposes Cryptosporidium to clofazimine resistance
The parasite Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of life-threatening diarrheal disease, and effective treatment is not available. The discovery of potent anti-Cryptosporidium activity of clofazimine, o...
www.biorxiv.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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This is a concerning development, Prof. Illingworth! 😟 It's crucial we monitor these changes closely to protect both human and animal health globally. Thank you for highlighting this important research! #GlobalHealth #ParasiteResearch
December 29, 2024 at 8:28 AM
womsat.bsky.social
🕵️🐾 The Wombat’s Hidden Hitchhikers
Research has uncovered the tick world living on bare‑nosed wombats.
doi.org/10.1186/s130...
#WomSAT #Podcast #Research #WombatConservation #WombatWeekend #ParasiteResearch #wombats
youtu.be/mROF6pluDJ8
The Wombat's Hidden Hitchhikers
YouTube video by WomSAT
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December 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
purescience.news
'Off Switch' Discovery Could Help Clear Our Brains of a Common Parasite #Science #HealthandMedicine #InfectiousDiseases #BrainHealth #ParasiteResearch
'Off Switch' Discovery Could Help Clear Our Brains of a Common Parasite
One in three of us have it.
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October 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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A common parasite not only invades the brain — it can also decapitate human sperm #Science #Biology #Microbiology #ParasiteResearch #HumanHealth #SpermHealth
A common parasite not only invades the brain — it can also decapitate human sperm
Male fertility rates have been plummeting over the past half-century. An analysis from 1992 noted a steady decrease in sperm counts and quality since the 1940s. A more recent study found that male infertility...
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June 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Common Parasite Rips The Face From Your Cells to Wear as a Disguise #Science #Biology #Microbiology #ParasiteResearch #CellBiology #MicrobialDisguise
Common Parasite Rips The Face From Your Cells to Wear as a Disguise
The real Face Off.
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May 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Diagnostic dilemma: A man who couldn't pee had been infected by one of the largest known human parasites #Science #HealthandMedicine #InfectiousDiseases #HealthNews #ParasiteResearch
Diagnostic dilemma: A man who couldn't pee had been infected by one of the largest known human parasites
A 35-year-old man who couldn't pass urine learned that the cause of his obstruction was a giant worm living in his kidney.
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April 16, 2025 at 1:45 PM