Comments on: Malaria, Sea Grapes, and Kidney Stones: A Tale of Parasites Lost

By: Some parasites decide working with their host is more their style | Prof-Like Substance

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:41:55 +0000

[...] added in proof Carl Zimmer also has a post up about this paper. Go check it out for a different [...]

By: buzz

buzz — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:28:36 +0000

Malaria, Sea Grapes, and Kidney Stones: A Tale of Parasites Lost | The Loom | Discover Magazine…

If you’re looking for a gang of vicious killers, look no further than the Apicomplexans. These single-celled protozoans cause death and destruction across the animal kingdom. They infect everything from butterflies to people. Their diseases include Tex…

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:42:37 +0000

What about long-time endosymbionts like mitochondria and chloroplasts, Or the nitrogen fixing bacteria that form nodules in plants? I wonder if those were once parasites that figured it was better to help than to hurt.

By: Bob C.

Bob C. — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:00:03 +0000

Funny how many microbes have been miscast. Cryptococcosis turned out to be a fungus, not a bacterium, and histoplasmosis a fungus, not an apicomplexan.

By: Remodeling

Remodeling — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:47:33 +0000

Great Stuff keep up the good work!

By: RickK

RickK — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:47:34 +0000

Obvious question – can these apicomplexans be used to treat human kidney stones?

By: Anonym

Anonym — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:13:46 +0000

“… as they move their the stages of their life cycle. ” ~~their~~ (1st)

‘ … as they move through the stages of their life cycle. ‘

By: Willy Bemis

Willy Bemis — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:49:35 +0000

Great stuff! Thanks Carl!

By: Stan

Stan — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:36:19 +0000

“What in me is dark / Illumine”, wrote Milton in Paradise Lost. It seems an appropriate line here. Fascinating post, thank you.