14-01-13 A new study seeks to determine how one parasitic species can give rise to two drastically different outcomes in its host: The human body louse (Pediculus humanus) can transmit dangerous bacterial infections to humans, while the human head louse (als...

13-12-18 A louse and a flea kept house together and were brewing beer in an egg-shell. Then the little louse fell in and burnt herself. On this the little flea began to scream loudly. Then said the little room-door, Little flea, why art thou screaming? Becau...

10-06-23 A Purdue University researcher hopes a better understanding of the neurological（神经学的） system of the body louse（虱子） through the mapping of its genome will lead to better control or elimination of the human parasite（寄生虫） . Catherine Hil...

10-06-22 Like an unwelcome houseguest or itinerant（巡回的，流动的） squatter（擅自居住） , the human body louse（虱子） shows up when times are bad and always makes them worse. Now a multi-institutional team reports that it has sequenced the body louse geno...