Some parasitic nematodes are known to propel themselves explosively into the air to land on their insect prey. A new study by UC Berkeley and Emory University biologists and physicists suggests that ...

A parasitic worm uses static electricity to launch itself onto flying insects, a mechanism uncovered by physicists and biologists at Emory and Berkeley. By generating opposite charges, the worm and ...

Parasitic nematodes (commonly known as roundworms) are a large, diverse and poorly studied group of disease-causing organisms that severely impact the health of humans and animals. They infect almost ...