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Identifying aquatic plants with drones could be the key to reducing a parasitic infection in people

  • Written by Chelsea L. Wood, Assistant Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
Researchers operate inexpensive drones to 'see' the areas with the highest likelihood of parasites.Chelsea L. Wood/University of Washington, CC BY-ND

For the majority of people on Earth, parasites are a fact of life. These organisms live inside the human body, causing debilitating or fatal diseases. Among the parasitic diseases, one of the very...

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