Tiny marine flatworms called acoels hunt for prey in coral reefs. They’re referred to as “plant-animals” because they’ve got a partnership with photosynthetic algae that live inside of them. But ...
New details from planarian flatworms of how this process works may deepen scientists’ understanding of how people detect pain, and may ultimately point to better ways to curb it. “Being able ...
"These include protozoan parasites such as giardia, cryptosporidium and malaria, and helminth parasites like pinworms, hookworms, flatworms, roundworms or tapeworms," she says. People get parasites ...