Even after 20 million years of evolutionary separation, two tiny worm species show astonishingly similar patterns in how they turn genes on and off. Scientists mapped every cell s activity during ...

“It may be doubted,” Darwin wrote, “if there are any other animals which have played such an important part in the history of ...

Studies of the regenerative powers of worms, zebrafish and lizards suggest ways to improve recovery in people.

Infection by certain wrigglers may reduce inflammation and fight obesity and diabetes. Scientists are working to turn the ...

"Once one snail is infected, they can infect a whole population of humans." Researchers issue urgent warning over spread of ...

Research out today is the first to document nematodes in the wild amassing into towers, likely as a way to reach new places.

In the parasite's intended lifecycle, adult intestinal worms release eggs into the feces of their primary host ... the intestines and grow into adults. Humans crash this vile cycle by accidentally ...

Thrums Vets, Scotland’s largest independent veterinary group, is asking pet owners to donate a small sample of their dog’s poop as part of a groundbreaking ... “The problem is, worms can easily spread ...

It was discovered Nov. 24 at a depth of 1,100 feet deep and could easily be pegged as human ... worm was still at the corner of the rock, having just created the artistic spiral with its poop.