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Schistosoma mansoni parasite

submitted by agwartney on July 10, 2012
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Tags: flatworm , genetic code , Schistosoma mansoni parasite , UT Health Science Center San Antonio
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In 2009 researchers from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio and other institutions crack the genetic code of Schistosoma mansoni, a flatworm that can live up to 10 years on average in humans. The parasite is endemic in many tropical areas of the world.

Nature (16-Jul-2009)
 
 

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