#Tiny worms could be used to sniff out lung cancer: study

#Tiny worms could be used to sniff out lung cancer: study

“Tiny worms could be used to sniff out lung cancer: study” Researchers have proposed a dirt-cheap diagnostic tool to sniff out cancer: lab worms, a seemingly more practical alternative to disease-detecting dogs. Canines’ incredible sense of smell has shown their ability to smell disease in humans, including cancer and the coronavirus, with accuracy outpacing some…

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#24,000-year-old, frozen ‘zombie’ worms brought back to life

#24,000-year-old, frozen ‘zombie’ worms brought back to life

“#24,000-year-old, frozen ‘zombie’ worms brought back to life” This might make you squirm. Russian scientists have resurrected “zombie” worms that had been frozen for 24,000 years in the Arctic. The microscopic, multicellular animals — called bdelloid rotifers — have inhabited freshwater environments for some 50 million years. Other studies on rotifers have shown that the…

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#Gruesome ‘worm tornadoes’ horrify Hoboken residents

#Gruesome ‘worm tornadoes’ horrify Hoboken residents

“#Gruesome ‘worm tornadoes’ horrify Hoboken residents” It’s a worm-nado! Just in time for this weekend’s “Worm Moon,” thousands of worms swarmed the sidewalks of the Hoboken waterfront this week in circling, tornado patterns. “Worm Tornado?” city councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher, tweeted along with gruesome pics of the hordes of invertebrate annelids, asking: “Has anyone ever seen anything…

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#Ultrasound shows parasites wriggling about in man’s stomach

#Ultrasound shows parasites wriggling about in man’s stomach

“#Ultrasound shows parasites wriggling about in man’s stomach” He was pregnant with parasites. An Indian man’s condition brought new meaning to the term “stomach bug” after ultrasound photos showed multiple worms squirming about in his belly. The New Delhi native first knew something was awry after suffering from abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting for a…

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