Agricultural Research Service/ Wikimedia Commons Russian scientists have revived tiny worms that had been frozen for 42,000 years. After being removed from Siberian permafrost, the worms were gradually thawed in a lab until they started moving around and consuming food. The scientists say their findings could have implications for astrobiology and cryomedicine. A group of […]
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Scientists say they revived 42,000-year-old frozen worms
A group of scientists in Russia claim to have revived a pair of frozen nematodes, or roundworms, that were between 30,000 and 42,000 years old. One of the specimens was found in a soil sample collected from a ground squirrel burrow located around 100 feet underground, and other burrows nearby have been radiocarbon dated to […]
U.S. woman becomes 1st person to have eye worms previously seen only in cattle
An Oregon woman has become the first person worldwide known to have had an eye infestation by a tiny worm species previously seen only in cattle that is spread by flies that feed on eyeball lubrication, U.S. government researchers said on Monday.
Infection warning – Couple with ‘burning’ rash had parasitic worms
INFECTIONS can be caused by bacteria and viruses. But, one couple found out there were infected with parasitic worms, after they found burning rashes on their bums while on holiday in the Caribbean.
Blood-sucking parasitic WORMS could cure asthma within 10 years
PARASITIC worms that live in stomachs could cure asthma in the 5.4 million UK sufferers, according to Asthma UK. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Worms in humans: Could YOU be suffering from a deadly parasitic infestation?
WORMS in humans – known as parasites – often don’t produce any symptoms, but if the infection spreads it can cause unpleasant, sometimes deadly, side-effects. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Parasite worms its way into Alberta, infecting humans through dogs, coyotes
University of Alberta scientists are alerting the public to a potentially lethal tapeworm, which infects humans through the feces of coyotes and dogs. CBC | Health News
Martian technicolor worms? NASA reveals incredible snap of Mars crater
Published time: 16 Jul, 2017 00:00 A trippy snap of a Mars crater embedded with material resembling bizarre giant worm-like creatures has been revealed by NASA. A colored infrared HiRISE image captured by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the exposed bedrock of material scattered across the surface after impact. However, to the untrained eye, the […]
Sand worms and lightning: Aven Colony takes city-building to exoplanets
Enlarge (credit: NASA/Getty Images) Humans have consumed our world’s resources as if they were infinite. Earth remains, however, a finite planet. Without significant structural and behavioural change—the sort that is difficult to effect en masse— the long-term consequences of our self-sabotaging choices appear grave. In a forthcoming BBC documentary titled Expedition New Earth the English […]
Worms and thrush: Were YOU too embarrassed to get these life-threatening symptoms seen to?
WORMS and thrush top a long list of ailments Britons avoid seeing their doctor about because they are too embarrassed, finds new research. Daily Express :: Health Feed