0831 GMT December 14, 2019
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Dinosaurs may have been fearsome and intimidating creatures that dominated the prehistoric Earth — but it did not stop them having their feathers ruffled by parasites, researchers have found.
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A study of ancient clam fossils suggests rising seas could once again encourage parasite infestations in brackish water ecosystems.
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Photogenic animals, from polar bears to people, aren't the only creatures under threat from global climate change.
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Taking advantage of malaria strains battling each other could let doctors treat patients without encouraging more drug resistance, a lab test in mice suggests.
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Sunflower pollen specialization has evolved multiple times among bee species, which is odd, because studies show bees fed an all sunflower pollen diet exhibited stunted development.
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Just as the brain forms memories of familiar faces, the immune system remembers pathogens it has encountered in the past. T cells with these memories circulate in the blood stream looking for sites of new infection.
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Scientists are teaming up to use satellite data to target deadly parasites to help predict patterns of parasitic diseases such as malaria, worms and hydatids.
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