Numerous neuropeptide systems have been implicated to coordinately control energy
homeostasis, both centrally and peripherally. However, the vertebrate neuropeptide Y (NPY) …

Migrations performed by helminths are impressive and diverse, and accumulating evidence
shows that many are controlled by sophisticated sensory programs. The migrations of vector …

Liver and intestinal flukes of the family Fasciolidae cause zoonotic food–borne infections
that impact both agriculture and human health throughout the world. Their evolutionary …

Background Schistosomiasis is a socioeconomically devastating parasitic infection afflicting
hundreds of millions of people and animals worldwide. It is the most important helminth …

Produced amidst the still rippling effects of a pandemic and as the world experiences the
increasing burden of global warming and a rapidly changing biosphere, the second edition …

Schistosomes are the causative agent of schistosomiasis, which affects more than 200
million people worldwide. Unlike other trematode parasites, schistosomes (along with the …

Background Schistosoma mekongi is one of five major causative agents of human
schistosomiasis and is endemic to communities along the Mekong River in southern Lao …

A large portion of animal and plant genomes consists of noncoding DNA. This part includes
tandemly repeated sequences and gained attention because it offers exciting insights into …

In the past two decades, significant progress has been made in the sequencing, assembly,
annotation and analyses of genomes and transcriptomes of parasitic worms of …

Schistosomes are parasitic blood flukes that survive for many years within the mammalian
host vasculature. How the parasites establish a chronic infection in the hostile bloodstream …