'Unicorn' shipworm could reveal clues about human medicine, bacterial infections
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - 20:31
in Biology & Nature
A dark slithering creature four feet long that dwells in the foul mud of a remote lagoon in the Philippines has been discovered by researchers. They say studying the animal, a giant shipworm with pinkish siphons at one end and an eyeless head at the other, could add to our understanding of how bacteria cause infections and, in turn, how we might adapt to tolerate--and even benefit from--them.