Worms frozen for 42,000 years come back to life
Certain worms that live on an island in the Indian Ocean can develop one of five different mouths, depending on what type of food is available.
Jul 29, 2018, 12:47 PM IST
70 mm-long worm removed from woman’s eye in Kerala
Doctors removed a 70 mm-long worm from woman’s eye in Kerala.
Jun 13, 2017, 18:05 PM IST
Worm regenerates into rare two-headed creature in space
Flatworms in space are helping researchers to study how an absence of normal gravity and geomagnetic fields can have anatomical, behavioural, and bacteriological consequences.
Jun 11, 2017, 15:25 PM IST
New worm-inspired material adapts to its environment
The protein material designed and modelled by researchers, including those from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US, expands and contracts based on changing pH levels and ion concentrations.
Mar 20, 2017, 20:36 PM IST
Parasitic worm infection may increase HIV risk
W bancrofti is a mosquito borne parasitic worm. Worldwide, it causes 90 per cent of lymphatic filariasis cases, a disease commonly known as elephantiasis, which is a neglected tropical disease as defined by the World Health Organisation.
Aug 03, 2016, 16:39 PM IST
DNA: Today in History, November 2
Know all the historical facts that has happened on November 2.
