PARASITE
Splitting itself in two, a trypanosome parasite is caught reproducing. In Africa, the deadly parasites infect cattle and humans through bites from tsetse flies. Scientists are hoping to reduce the spread of disease by studying how the parasites and flies transmit diseases.
Parasite by Images of Science
The research of Prof. Mike Turner and Dr Tansy Hammarton at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Molecular Parasitology, Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, University of Glasgow is supported by Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council.
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Image credit: Dr Tansy Hammarton, Dr Laurence Tetley and Pamela Mooney.
