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10 Aug 2020
Tunan (Nicole) Yu discusses Horwitz and Wilcox (2005) and taking a multi-faceted view towards parasites to manage disease risk.
7 Aug 2020
"How could I have been so naive to think that parasites would not have an intrinsic role to play in every ecosystem considering the fundamentals of...
7 Aug 2020
Parasites have a crucial role in the earth’s ecosystem and are often left out of the climate change conversation. A blog post by Margot Schneider
7 Aug 2020
Why is the Varroa Mite so virulent considering they are completely reliant on their bee hosts for transport, reproduction and as their sole food source?
5 Aug 2020
Students discuss their experiences of parasitology courses at ANU: Parasitology BIOL3142 and Appreciating Parasites: From Molecules to Ecosystems BIOL3210.
5 Aug 2020
"A parasite an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense...
5 Aug 2020
Treatments for human afflictions can be found in the most obscure places and in the strangest creatures.
9 Jun 2020
In fiction and popular culture, parasitic characters appear as a metaphor for the threat and spread of disease.
11 Feb 2020
Rita (Chun-Chia Chou), write’s about life as a PhD student in Pat Backwell’s group in Biology. Rita is originally from Taiwan.
11 Feb 2020
Megan McDonald is a Real Wonder Women in STEM. Read about her in this Biocomic designed for International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
11 Feb 2020
Learn why Alisha is passionate about science.
11 Feb 2020
Susanne von Caemmerer is a real STEM Wonder Woman.