Deadly Parasite's Rare Sexual Dalliances May Help Scientists Neutralize It
Monday, April 13, 2009 - 14:42
in Biology & Nature
For years, one microbiologist has tried to get the disease-causing parasite Leishmania in the mood for love. In a new study, he and colleagues report that they may have finally found the answer: cram enough Leishmania into the gut of an insect known as the sand fly, and the parasite will have sex.