parasites
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Handling wild game can pose food-safety risks: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that raw or undercooked wild game, including bear meat, can carry trichinella parasites, which cause trichinellosis.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
These experiments led to numerous advances, including the establishment of the first marine laboratory in the Indian Ocean, on the southwestern coast of Ceylon, and confirmation of the theory that pearls are formed from parasites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Jumping genes are genetic parasites found in bacteria, plants, animals, and humans.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
When a mosquito takes a blood meal, it also swallows any viruses or parasites living in its host’s blood.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Some of the egg parasites are exceedingly minute wasps, yet by their numbers and their great activity they hold down the abundance of many crop-destroying species.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
