Trichinella spiralis is a nematode parasite that gives rise to the disease ‘trichinosis’. It is probably the smallest nematode parasite causing diseases in humans and it is widespread throughout the world although the incidence of ‘trichinosis’ in the United States…
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After Malaria, infection by the parasite known as Schistosoma (S) is considered to be the second most devastating, debilitating, disfiguring and sometimes deadly disease which affects million of people worldwide. Yet it has been classified as one of the neglected…
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Tropical theileriosis and East Coast Fever are fatal diseases caused by infections of parasitic protozoa known as Theileria. The diseases affect cattle, water buffalo, yak, and other ruminants in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Introduced breeds of cattle that…
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Faster and less expensive gene sequencing holds the promise of speeding up the discovery of cures for genetic disorders and the elimination of whole categories of diseases. To that aim, the Human Geneome Project was launched in 1990. Walter Fiers…
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Entamoeba histolytica is defined as a eukaryotic microorganism because the genetic material in the nucleus is contained in a specific membrane. This type of microbe has been referred to as a protozoan parasite. This is because the parasite needs to…
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Microscopes are instruments used to see objects too small to be seen by the naked eye.There are three major types of microscope that a biologist/researcher uses. These are the electron, dissecting and compound microscopes. Within the category of electron microscope…
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Biology is what allows us to read these articles. That is, biology is created life, and life evolved awareness. Now our awareness teaches us we can learn about the universe through everything from our microbes, to our news sources, including…
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I would like to draw attention to a specific case of bioprospecting, one which to my knowledge has not yet been looked into. I believe there may be a compound derived from the sting of the Bobbit worm, which could…
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In all species, sexual behavior is directed by a complex interplay between steroid hormone actions in the brain that give rise to sexual arousability and experience with sexual reward that gives rise to expectations of competent sexual activity, including sexual…
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This is a figurative idea, as evolution does not go backwards. To evolve is to change and the simple formula for evolution is: similarity to parent, dissimilarity to parent and adaptability to change. The first biggest force affecting the de-evolution…
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