parasites

Finding Dracula’s silver bullet: the fight against a bloodthirsty fungus

That’s correct, the darkness loving, light fearing, blood sucking prince of darkness, Count Dracula was a fungus. In our recent research, we describe that just...

The mystery of mistletoe mitochondria

Respiration is one of life’s most important chemical reactions as it provides energy for the cell. However, the festive plant mistletoe does it differently to...

Bloody-Minded Parasites and Sex

Why do most plants and animals reproduce sexually? The Red Queen hypothesis suggests that sex provides an advantage for hosts living with parasites. This...

Human gut parasite has a sinister use for its stolen genes