A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to highlight ...

From nematode sex to subjective human experience Starting small has enabled scientists to build a suite of techniques and technologies that have allowed them to lever up to bigger and more complex ...

Nematode communities have been trusted indicators of soil health for decades, but the process of identifying types and numbers in any given soil sample remains costly and time consuming, says Ziad ...

On April 2, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping tariff plan which will realign global trade. The announcement – dubbed as “Liberation Day” for America – involves a baseline tariff of 10% ...

Intestinal worms often lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, like diarrhea, because they live in your digestive tract. Other symptoms, such as a skin rash or problems breathing, also can occur, depending ...

From a survey of the literature, and his own investigations, the author concludes that these nematodes and insects may be associated in four different ways. (1) Symbiotic association, such species ...

Introduction: Soil transmitted nematodes are impediments to human health and agricultural production. Poor anthelmintic efficiencies, the emergence of resistant strains, and the persistence of ...

We have developed a fully synthetic lung surfactant preparation, based on designed analogues of surfactant proteins SP-B and SP-C, for treatment of respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants.