Resisting Schistosomiasis (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Resisting Schistosomiasis

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Researchers have discovered a group of genes in this snail, Biomphalaria glabrata, that conveys resistance to the parasite that causes schistosomiasis.

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(Photo courtesy of Oregon State University)

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