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This scientific article about poop may have the best title in the history of peer-reviewed research (possibly NSFW figures)
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 5 months ago
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Here now for your consideration is "An In-Depth Analysis of a Piece of Shit," a real research article published by real scientists in the latest issue of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases , a real, peer-reviewed scientific journal. A team of
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Ancient mummies reveal existence of modern plague
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | almost 2 years ago
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A new analysis of mummies has revealed that a tiny-wormlike parasite, Schistosoma mansoni that plagues people worldwide, also infected ancient Africans. The resulting disease from the worm, called schistosomiasis, is not generally lethal. But it can
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Mummies reveal that ancient irrigation created modern plague [Archaeology]
Umm Durmān :: Sudan | 2 years ago
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Alasdair Wilkins About 200 million people today have schistosomiasis, a serious chronic illness caused by a parasitic infection. A big part of why the disease runs rampant today is how our ancestors practiced irrigation...and it's a mistake 1500
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CAMBODIA: Winning the battle against schistosomiasis
Phnom Pénh :: Cambodia | over 2 years ago
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Health officials in Cambodia are making inroads in their battle against schistosomiasis, a chronic and debilitating disease commonly known as snail fever. In northeastern Cambodia, more than 80,000 people living along the 5,000km-long Mekong River
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Study looks at parasitic co-infections in Tanzania, Africa
Dar es Salaam :: Tanzania | almost 3 years ago
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Most parasitological studies look at the prevalence of single parasite; however researchers from Tanzania and Kenya looked at the prevalence of co-infection with the malaria parasite , Plasmodium falciparum, Schistosoma mansoni and soil transmitted
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