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Multiplex Quantitative PCR in Wildlife Toxicology

Dr. Ronald J. Kendall is head of the Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory and professor of Environmental Toxicology in the Department of Environmental Toxicology at Texas Tech University

a 3D rendering of red blood cells and the malaria parasite plasmodium, with green tubes representing the plasmodium and infected red blood cells containing yellow dots, with healthy red blood cells in the periphery, all on a dark grey background

New Discovery: Blocking an Essential Nutrient Inhibits Malaria Parasite Growth

by Virginia Tech

Fossil Poop Infested with Parasites from over 200 Million Years Ago

by PLOS

Scientists Discover Cause of Sea Urchin Die-Offs in the Caribbean

by University of Florida

A protozoan parasite has been causing the deaths a keystone sea urchin species in the Caribbean

Person taking a water sample for testing

Paper Sheds Light on Biodiversity amid Climate Change

by Kennesaw State University

Changes in water temperature are impacting parasite biodiversity, which in turn impacts free-living species negatively

Parasitoid Likely Best Classical Biological Control against Fall Armyworm Pest

by CABI

The parasitoid Eiphosoma laphygmae is likely to be the best classical biological control against fall armyworms

Passerine Bird Takes Advantage of Human Settlements

by Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Daurian redstarts move closer to humans to protect their nests from brood parasitism

Hands of an elderly woman suffering with leprosy

Leprosy Bacteria May Be Able to Regrow Healthy Livers

by Holden Galusha

New study finds that armadillos infected with leprosy bacteria grow enlarged, but completely healthy, livers

How Plankton Hold Secrets to Preventing Pandemics

by University of Colorado Boulder

New research provides valuable insight for understanding and preventing the transmission of disease within and between animal species

Soybean Cyst Nematode Is Rapidly Spreading

by American Phytopathological Society

This most damaging soybean pathogen was first found in the US in 1954 and most recent estimates show that it results in $1.5 billion in annual yield losses

Monique Lacroix, researcher at INRS, and her colleagues

How Do Natural Antimicrobials Affect Food Quality & Safety?

by Institut National De La Recherche Scientifique - INRS

Nearly half a million dollars will fund a Canadian research chair to ensure food safety and quality when it comes to using natural products to control pathogens

Could Conservationists Be Unintentionally Spreading Pathogens between Threatened Animals?

by University of Cambridge

Scientists say there is a high risk that relocations of endangered species are accidentally spreading diseases and parasites

Hschachtii on cabbage roots (article image)

Beneficial Fungi Could Be More Effective Than Pesticides

by American Phytopathological Society

Scientists find natural decline of cyst nematodes in California crops is likely due to a diverse population of fungi killing these pests