Vampires exist…in the viral world at least
This past Halloween, in what could be described as timely coincidence, Tagide deCarvalho and colleagues published their study of the first known ‘vampire’ virus.
Monthly Archives: November 2023
AlertaChirimacha: Tracking Kissing Bugs Byte by Byte
With the success of kissing bug control programmes, monitoring these vectors of Chagas disease is becoming more and more difficult. New work in Peru aims to track triatomines using technology, stopping bites through bytes.
Horizontal gene transfer explains the origin of parasite molecules that manipulate host behaviour.
Mantids infected with horsehair worms exhibit dramatic changes in behaviour linked to the production of parasite manipulation molecules that are homologous to host molecules.
How AI can help you count your (mosquito) eggs before they hatch
A new tool for counting mosquito eggs developed by Javed et al. shows the potential applications AI can have in parasitology research.