Worm Genome Offers Clues to Evolution of Parasitism
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 19:28
in Biology & Nature
The genome of a humble worm that dines on the microbial organisms covering the carcasses of dead beetles may provide clues to the evolution of parasitic worms, including those that infect humans, say scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Max-Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Germany.
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