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Killer parasites' genes decoded
(BBC 16/07/2009)
Scientists have decoded the genetic blueprint of two parasitic flatworms responsible for thousands of deaths worldwide every year. Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma japonicum both cause the debilitating disease schistomiasis. The work has already uncovered possible targets for new treatments to combat the disease, which causes symptoms such as fever and fatigue. The international study features in the journal Nature.
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