When researchers studying spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São ...

Parasitic plants are notorious agricultural pests that drain nutrients from crops and cause economic losses of more than USD 1 billion due to yield losses every year. Yet these plants almost never ...

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Some parasitic plants can ‘steal’ genetic information from their hosts through horizontal gene transfer, which they then use to make themselves a better parasite. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is a ...

Overtaking a throne sometimes takes a touch of matricide. Some newly mated ant queens sneak into other ant colonies and spray their queens with a liquid that sends workers into a murderous frenzy, ...

For many people, parasites are the stuff of nightmares. These organisms take up residence in their human hosts and feed on the nutrients of the person, causing both minor ailments as well as serious ...

A gathering in North Carolina last year resulted in 10 probable cases of a parasitic infection from undercooked bear meat, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Learn how an underground plant is redefining what plants need to survive.

Figure 1: Mean (± s.e.m.) values for plant community parameters as affected by the presence of R. minor after three years. Main treatment effects on biomass of the most frequent plant species, and on ...

A parasitic infection can cause various symptoms, depending on the organism. These can include flu-like or gastrointestinal symptoms, among others. Treatment may include medications. Parasites are ...

For most of their lives, plants in the Sapria genus are barely anything — thin ribbons of parasitic cells winding inside vines in Southeast Asian rainforests. They become visible only when they ...