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SpudCell marks a milestone for synthetic biology, but it is not fully alive. It will, however, help scientists answer key ...

A parasite that causes bouts of “explosive diarrhea” has surfaced in California as a fast-growing outbreak sweeps across the ...

Because the Greenland shark lives in the dim depths of the ocean and is often infested with parasites that attach to its eyes ...

We also report on a potentially important discovery on how malaria parasites infect cells, which could lead to future ...

For decades, cancer has been thought of as a purely human disease—rogue cells multiplying out of control, with no room for ...

Got a nasty stomach bug that won't go away? It could be cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes weeks of debilitating diarrhea, cramps and bloating.

Scientists captured malaria's invasion structure in atomic detail, revealing how it actively reshapes red blood cell ...

That’s because a parasite called Cyclospora, which can contaminate raw produce and causes ferocious and long-lasting bouts of ...

The reefs scattered throughout the tropics arose only after algae took up full-time residence in coral cells, supplying corals with abundant food and enabling them to build extensive shallow-water ...