Trichinosis Parasite Gets DNA Decoded (VIDEO)

WashU Medicine

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Scientists have decoded the DNA of the parasitic worm that causes trichinosis, a disease linked to eating raw or undercooked pork or carnivorous wild game animals, such as bear and walrus.

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Washington University

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