Biology professor Dennis Kim seeks to understand the physiology and evolution of host-microbe interactions by studying a simple worm.

In 1998, scientists published the first complete genome of a multicellular organism—the worm Caenorhabditis elegans. At the same time, new technologies were emerging to help researchers ...

Eye worms are found in a variety of animals, including dogs, cats and certain wild carnivores.

An Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies.

It holds considerable fascination as a highly personal worm’s-eye view of Castro’s domain. American Smell.

14 tiny parasitic worms were removed from an Oregon woman's eye. This is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies.

Eye worms infect a variety of animals, but human infections are rare. The worms are transmitted to eyes by flies. The flies ingest the worm larvae, then land on an animal’s eyes, where the flies ...

Abby Beckley thought her left eye was irritated because of a stray eyelash. She rubbed her eye, flushed it with water, but when the discomfort remained, she peered into the mirror. She thought she ...

Parasitic eye worms may have crawled into the eye of a trail runner while she was jogging in Monterey County's Carmel Valley. The runner, a 68-year-old woman from Nebraska who spends her winters ...

Thelazia eye worms are found in a number of animals, including cats, dogs, foxes and cattle; but they don't usually infect people.

An Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies.