Science news articles about 'parasite genome'

... called praziquantel to treat patients infected with this parasite. We have already seen laboratory models of selection ... ten times the size of the malaria parasite genome – contained almost 12,000 genes ...

... has been developed into a key model species in the study of plant-parasitic nematodes, and the completion of the genome sequence will further empower researchers to ask highly specific questions ...

... University scientists and colleagues have completed the genome sequence and genetic map of one of the world's most common and destructive plant parasites - Meloidogyne hapla, a microscopic, soil- ...

... University scientists and colleagues have completed the genome sequence and genetic map of one of the world's most common and destructive plant parasites - Meloidogyne hapla, a microscopic, soil- ...

... mosquito host, but the mechanisms of switching remain unclear. "This is our first view of a monkey malaria parasite genome. It brings us intrigues and surprises - as well as new resources to help in ...

... collapse disorder (CCD). Researchers describe the parasite's genome in a study published June 5 in ... and 454 Life Sciences, of Branford, Connecticut. Sequencing the genome should help scientists trace ...

SAN ANTONIO, June 30 (UPI) -- A research team in Texas has mapped the genome of the parasite that causes schistosomiasis, a debilitating disease that can impair childhood development.

... feces into fresh water, where the next parasitic stage seeks out a snail host to continue ... screening adult parasites, either in culture or in small animal models," Caffrey said. For the genome research ...

... growth and malaria spread. So they searched a computer database of the sequence of the malaria parasite genome and found one protein very similar to human MetAP2, which they named PfMetAP2 for ...

Two recent research papers are marking major breakthroughs in the effort to tackle schistosomiasis (bilharzia), a tropical disease that infects more than 200 million people worldwide and causes long- ...