Compounds shared by all worms may lead to parasite treatment
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 - 04:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) -- Worms are important decomposers in soil and are great for fishing, but in humans, the slimy wrigglers spell trouble. Hookworms, whipworms, Ascaris, Guinea worms and trichina worms are just a few parasitic nematodes that infect some 2 billion people.