Cats are the only animals in which the parasite Toxoplasma gondii can reproduce and form cysts, which are then shed in their feces. In the environment, these cysts contaminate water, soil, and food, and can infect other animals and humans. Although this parasite has...
Malacrida is the only Latin American researcher included on the list, compiled by the scientific magazine Electro Optics. The other honorees from the Americas are based in the United States and Canada. Photonics plays a central role in everyday technologies...
The garments featured on the runway were created using images captured by the institute’s scientists during their research. They included everything from microscopic views of the cells that form a mole and crystals of a parasite-related protein, to the structures that...
The award is presented annually by the Inter-American Network of Academies of Sciences, which selects the winner from a list of nominees put forward by each member country. María Eugenia was nominated by the National Academy of Sciences. The award includes a prize of...
These changes may affect essential processes for plant growth, including microbial carbon recycling—a process that occurs when soil bacteria and fungi die and their remains are transformed into organic compounds that enhance carbon capture and storage in the soil. In...
Published in The FEBS Journal, the research demonstrated that this parasite is capable of infecting and multiplying within the testes and the epididymis—a coiled tube attached to each testis that stores and transports sperm—causing cellular damage, inflammation, and...
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